UID:
edocfu_9960800086602883
Format:
1 online resource (637 p.)
ISBN:
1-61451-975-7
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1-61451-363-5
Series Statement:
Religion and Society ; 59
Content:
Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist, and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food systems ignores these societies altogether. Food epitomizes the social for the Gadaba of Odisha. Feeding, sharing, and devouring refer to locally distinguished ritual domains, to different types of social relationships and alimentary ritual processes. In investigating the complex paths of ritual practices, this study aims to understand the interrelated fields of cosmology, social order, and economy of an Indian highland community.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front matter --
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Contents --
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Note on Usage --
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Preface --
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1. Introduction --
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2. The Social Order: Categories, Groups, Relationships --
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3. Fed and Eaten: Transformations of the Person --
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4. The Table of the Agnates: Rituals of the Annual Cycle --
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5. “You Are the Goat, I Am the Tiger”: The Rituals of Healing --
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6. Conclusion --
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Appendix
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-61451-379-1
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
DOI:
10.1515/9781614513636
