From fire rain to rebellion : Reasserting ethnic identity through narrative

By:

Andersen Peter B

Contributor(s):

Carrin Marine Soren Santosh K

Publication details: New Delhi Manohar Publications 2011Description: 392p viiISBN:

9788173048791

Subject(s):

1. Santal South Asian People - Ethnic Identity - History

DDC classification:

305.89 AND

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Creation Story of the Sons of Man; 1.1 The Creation Story of the Sons of Man; 2. The Origin of the Clans, Tribes and Castes; 2.1 Separation of Communities; 3. Rebellion; 3.1 The Time Before the Santal Rebellion; 3.2 The Story of the Santal Rebellion; 4. Bongas; 4.1 The Bongas of the Sacred Grove; 4.2 Why Do Santals Worship the Deko Bongas? 5. The Kherwar Movement; 5.1 The Story of the Babajius; 6. Bonga Lovers; 6.1 Marriage Between Human Beings and Bongas; 6.2 An Unmarried Girl Who Died and Rose After Cremation to Wear Shell Wristlets; 6.3 Spiriting Away by Bongas; 7. Hunt; 7.1 The Story about the Hunt; 8. Debt and Wealth; 8.1 The Story of a Wealth-Bonga; 8.2 The Man who was in Debt to a Moneylender; 8.3 The Fight Between the Moneylender and the Tenants; Glossary; Plants; Animals; Chronology; References:

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	Library Compactors	305.89 AND (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		27054

Contents;
Acknowledgements;
Introduction;
1. The Creation Story of the Sons of Man;
1.1 The Creation Story of the Sons of Man;
2. The Origin of the Clans, Tribes and Castes;
2.1 Separation of Communities;
3. Rebellion;
3.1 The Time Before the Santal Rebellion;
3.2 The Story of the Santal Rebellion;
4. Bongas;
4.1 The Bongas of the Sacred Grove;
4.2 Why Do Santals Worship the Deko Bongas?
5. The Kherwar Movement;
5.1 The Story of the Babajius;
6. Bonga Lovers;
6.1 Marriage Between Human Beings and Bongas;
6.2 An Unmarried Girl Who Died and Rose After Cremation to Wear Shell Wristlets;
6.3 Spiriting Away by Bongas;
7. Hunt;
7.1 The Story about the Hunt;
8. Debt and Wealth;
8.1 The Story of a Wealth-Bonga;
8.2 The Man who was in Debt to a Moneylender;
8.3 The Fight Between the Moneylender and the Tenants;
Glossary;
Plants;
Animals;
Chronology;
References:

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