Sacrificing people
Invasions of a tribal landscape
Padel, Felix.
creator
text
bibliography
ii
New Delhi
Orient BlackSwan
c2009
2009
New and updated ed.
monographic
eng
xxxvii, 465 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Description:
Sacrificing People is a provocative anthropological study of the structures of power and authority which the British rule imposed on a tribal people of Central India, the Konds. The Konds practised human sacrifice and in the pretext of rooting out this barbaric ritual, the British waged wars of conquest against them subjecting them to a century of exploitation. Recalling the violence during the colonial period, this book puts into perspective the violence and ethnic cleansing in the district of Kandhamal (2007 8) when invading forces burnt dozens of Kond villages. It also brings to light how mining companies have invaded the Kond territory due to the rich Bauxite cappings dominating their largest mountains and displaced several million tribal people. From colonial intrusion to developmental displacement, the author draws attention to how the colonial mindset and system of exploitation continue till date. Who is an innocent victim? When is the taking of life justified? Who claims the right to do so? Who is sacrificing whom? It is through these questions that this book analyses the roots of human violence which sacrifices the essence of being human.
Felix Padel ; with a foreword by Hugh Brody.
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Kandh (Indic people)
Rites and ceremonies
Human sacrifice
India
Odisha
Odisha (India)
Politics and government
19th century
Odisha (India)
Politics and government
20th century
DS432.K192 P332 2009
305.8948 PAD
9788125041894
2010319651
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
DKAGE
100513
20220425104427.0
16230729
eng