Politics of culture: a study of three Kirata communities in the eastern Himalayas/ T.B. Subba
Material type: TextPublication details: Chennai: Orient Longman, 1999Description: xiii, 138 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN: 8125016937Subject(s): Himalaya Mountains Region | Kiranti (Asian people) | Civilization | Civilization--Foreign influencesDDC classification: 305.3891495Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 305.3891495 SUB/P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P41003 |
List of Maps and Tables
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
The Problem
Politics of Culture
The Fieldwork and the Field
2 Kiratas in the Past
Origin
Geographical Spread
Relationship with the Aryans
Kirata Dynasty
3 Delineation of the Kirata World
The People
History
Present Status of the Kiratas
4 Internal Organisation of the Kiratas
Political Organisation
Economic Organisation
5 Social Organisation of the Kiratas
The Family
Kinship
6 Kiratas and Other Social Categories
Kiratas and Tagadharis
Kiratas and Other Mongoloids
Kiratas and Untouchables
vi POLITICS OF CULTURE
7 Foundations of Kirata Nationalism
Culture
Language
Religion
8 Politics of Kirata Culture
Symbols of Unity or Difference?
Kirata Politics
9 Whither Kiratas?
Bibliography
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