Encyclopaedic Ethnography of the Himalayan Tribes
Author: Narendra S. Bisht
Publisher: Global Vision Publishing Ho
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 1930
ISBN-13: 9788187746911
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Sole Objective Of This Encyclopaedic Ethnography Is To Present The Descriptive Summaries Of 279 Tribes Of Himalayan Region Which Is The Meeting Place Of International Borders Of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, India, Nepal And Tibet. Here We Focus On The Ways Of Living Of Himalayan Tribes (Both Past And Present) And The Factors That Have Caused The Culture To Change Over Time And Place. Summaries Of Each Entry Usually Provided Information On The Following Aspects: Physical Features; History Of Origin And Development; Social Life; Rites And Rituals; Socio-Political Administration; Economic Acti-Vities; Religion And Culture; Inter-Community Relationship; Modernisation; And Biblio-Graphy. The Task Which We Have Performed Here Is, No Doubt, Beset With Difficulties But We Shall Consider Our Labour Amply Rewarded If This Monumental Work Is Found Useful By Scholars And Readers Of Ethnic Study Of Himalayan Tribes.
