Tribal folklore :a study on Kuvis (Kandhas) of Koraput
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi Concept 2019Description: xvi, 104p. illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)ISBN: 9386682923Subject(s): Kandh (Indic people) | Tibes-Tribals-India Tribal folklore Tribes-OdishaDDC classification: 307.7720954 Summary: Though the tribals are the aboriginals and indigenous people, still they possess a rich culture. The tribal people express their cultural identity in their social and political organizations, language, rituals, festivals, dress pattern, ornaments, technology, art and craft. They have mostly a folk culture. This book is on the folklore of Kandhas. The largest tribal group among the 62 tribes in Odisha. Folklore is the rich oral literature of the tribals in general and that of the Kandhas in particular. The author has collected some of the folk aspects of the Kandhas (Kuvis) through their myths, proverbs, songs, stories etc. Efforts have been made to highlight socioeconomic and religious importance and human values contained in the folklore of the tribe concerned. It is hoped that the present work will provide intellectual feedback to the academicians, scholars and others who are interested to know about the tribal culture, particularly their folklores.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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307.772 TRI/T Tribals in transition | 307.772 YAD/T Trbal Education in India | 307.7720954 CAS Caste, tribe and gender :politics of self and the other | 307.7720954 JAG/T Tribal folklore :a study on Kuvis (Kandhas) of Koraput | 307.7720954 MEH/A Adivasi : culture and civilization | 307.7720954 SOC Social movements in tribal India. | 307.7720954 SUB/D Death rituals and practices: the hill saora tribe of Odisha |
Though the tribals are the aboriginals and indigenous people, still they possess a rich culture. The tribal people express their cultural identity in their social and political organizations, language, rituals, festivals, dress pattern, ornaments, technology, art and craft. They have mostly a folk culture. This book is on the folklore of Kandhas. The largest tribal group among the 62 tribes in Odisha. Folklore is the rich oral literature of the tribals in general and that of the Kandhas in particular. The author has collected some of the folk aspects of the Kandhas (Kuvis) through their myths, proverbs, songs, stories etc. Efforts have been made to highlight socioeconomic and religious importance and human values contained in the folklore of the tribe concerned. It is hoped that the present work will provide intellectual feedback to the academicians, scholars and others who are interested to know about the tribal culture, particularly their folklores.
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