The Magars of Banyan Hill.
Series: Case studies in cultural anthropology
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Henry Holt (P)
Published: 1966
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 115
Table of contents: title: Tribesmen and farmers. The Magar tribe -- Banyan Hill Magars. Darkang -- Kutumsa -- Chepte -- Settings. Settlement pattern -- Basis for subsistence -- Sources of income -- Purchases -- The cultural context -- Cultural processes -- The nation -- Gustatory godlings. Gods and godlings -- Method of sacrifice -- Hunter godling and Sansari Mai -- Promises -- Origins -- Magar godlings -- Household godling -- Family : farmstead, marriage, husband and wife. Farmstead -- Selecting brides -- Minimum ceremony -- Remarriages -- Abduction -- Husband and wife -- Patriarchal bias vs. Independence of women -- Family : family cycle. Early childhood -- Later childhood -- Sibling relations -- Funeral -- Ancestor spirits -- Kin. Lineage -- In-laws -- Ritual friends and siblings -- Dasain and the ritual of kin ties -- Caste. Service castes. Tailors -- Metalworkers -- Leatherworkers -- Brahmans -- Messengers and ferrymen -- Caste distinctness -- Caste ranking and the etiquette of pollution -- Work, song and dance groups. Work groups. Payments -- Composition -- Song and dance groups. Rodi -- Kahaura -- Jhabre -- Nachari -- Politics and recent change. The headman. Arbitrator and benefactor -- The kot. Small dasain : political and religious complementarity -- Thum largesse -- Recent changes -- Increased monetization -- Concentration of wealth -- Improvements in Magar status -- Elevating outside connections -- The future -- Glossary -- Recommended reading.