Experiencing anthropology in the Nicobar Archipelago / Vijoy S Sahay.
Experiencing anthropology in the Nicobar Archipelago / Vijoy S Sahay.
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
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G 2020/3132
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English
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Physical content
xxv, 246 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword / by Vinay Kuma Srivastava -- My admission to the discipline of anthropology -- My initiation into the discipline in the land of wizards -- Living the life of a Nancowrian -- Nature : coconut and forest economy -- Nature : the sea economy -- Man : the tribe, the lineage, the village -- Man...
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Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"This book explores the discipline of social-cultural anthropology through an extensive study of the Nicobarese people in one of the remotest human settlements of the Indian Ocean. It examines the social, cultural, economic, political and magico-religious beliefs of the Nicobarese, and traces their ritualistic upbringing from conception till after...
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Experiencing anthropology in the Nicobar Archipelago / Vijoy S Sahay.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-241) and index.
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©2021
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G 2020/3132
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74VKaq5lVV5O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaq5lVV5O
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ISBN
0367857995 (hardback)
9780367857998 (hardback)
DDC
954.88
MMS ID
991024331018102626
