Gonds of Andhra Pradesh - Tradition and Change in an Indian Tribe

The author's long-standing familiarity with many individual Gonds has allowed him to draw in this book, originally published in 1979, an intimate picture of the life of a specific village community and to trace the fates of individual men and women over a long stretch of time.

List of contents

Preface. 1. The Gonds in History and Literature 2. The Material and Cultural Environment 3. The Settlement Pattern 4. The Village as a Social Unit 5. The Neighbourhood 6. Phratries - The Main Pillars of the Social Structure 7. The Clan System 8. The Feudal System - Past and Present 9. Pardhans - The Bards of the Gonds 10. Tribal Justice and Social Values 11. The Mythological Foundations of the Social Order 12. The Early Phases of Life 13. Avenues to Marriage 14. Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance 15. The Kinship System 16. Death and the Cult of the Dead 17. Farming - The Basis of Gond Economy 18. Religious Beliefs and Practices 19. The Cult of the Clan Deities 20. The Changing Fortunes of the Adilabad Gonds. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf

Summary

The author's long-standing familiarity with many individual Gonds has allowed him to draw in this book, originally published in 1979, an intimate picture of the life of a specific village community and to trace the fates of individual men and women over a long stretch of time.

Product details

• Authors: Christoph (Deceased As Advis Von Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, Elizabeth von Fürer-Haimendorf
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032156590
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215659-0
• No. of pages: 580
• Series: Studies on Modern Asia and Africa
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, India, Asian History, Regional Geography