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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 1 — R. V. Russell

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 1

R. V. Russell

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 522 pages

This first volume of R. V. Russell's official ethnographic survey is a collection of essays on the tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India. It outlines the region's linguistic and ethnical divisions and the peoples studied by colonial administration. It is valuable for listeners interested in early twentieth-century anthropology and Indian social history.

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Contents

  1. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India
  2. Preface
  3. Contents
  4. Detailed List of Contents
  5. Maps and Illustrations
  6. Pronunciation
  7. Part I. Introductory Essay on Caste
  8. Introductory Essay on Caste
  9. Articles on Religions and Sects
  10. Arya Samāj
  11. Brahmo Samāj
  12. Dādupanthi Sect.1
  13. Dhāmi, Prannāthi Sect.
  14. Jain Religion
  15. Kabīrpanthi
  16. Lingāyat Sect
  17. Muhammadan Religion
  18. Nānakpanthi
  19. Parmārthi Sect
  20. Pārsi or Zoroastrian Religion
  21. Saiva, Shaiva, Sivite Sect
  22. Sākta, Shakta Sect
  23. Satnāmi
  24. Sikh Religion
  25. Smārta Sect
  26. Swāmi-Nārāyan Sect
  27. Vaishnava, Vishnuite Sect
  28. Vām-Mārgi, Bām-Mārgi, Vāma-Chari Sect.
  29. Wahhābi Sect
  30. Part I Glossary of Minor Castes and Other Articles, Synonyms, Subcastes, Titles and Names of Exogamous Septs or Clans

and 4 more chapters

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