This fourth volume of Edgar Thurston's ethnographic survey of southern India covers castes and tribes listed alphabetically from K to M. It records occupations, customs, religious practices and folklore, based on museum and field research. It offers a detailed historical window into colonial-era South Indian society.
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Original Title Page. Castes and Tribes of Southern India Castes and Tribes of Southern India
By Edgar Thurston, C.I.E., Superintendent, Madras Government Museum; Correspondant Étranger, Société d’Anthropologie de Paris; Socio Corrispondante, Societa, Romana di Anthropologia. Assisted by K. Rangachari, M.A., of the Madras Government Museum. Volume IV—K to M Government Press, Madras 1909.
List of Illustrations. I. Kota temple. II. Kuruba Biradēvaru Temple III. Kuruba dolmen-like graves. IV. Kurumba. V. Kurumbas. VI. Kurumba. VII. Kurumba village. VIII. Kurumba cave. IX. Kurumba (Shōla Naiker). X. Kusavans. XI. Aiyanar temple. XII. Lambādis. XIII. Linga Banajiga with lingam on head. XIV. Linga Banajiga with lingam on chest. XV. Lingāyat. XVI. Linga Banajiga. XVII. Linga Banajiga. XVIII. Jangam. XIX. Jangam. XX. Jangam. XXI. Buffalo sacrifice. Head with foot in the mouth. XXII. Mādiga bridal pair. XXIII. Malayan devil-dancer. XXIV. Malayan devil-dancer with fowl in mouth. XXV. Malayan devil-dancers. XXVI. Māpilla Mosque. XXVII. Sorcery figure, Malabar.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Volume IV. Fleuron.
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