
The Native Races of the British Empire
Natives of Northern India
William Crooke(Author)
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Published on 7. May 2024
Book
Hardback
270 pages
978-93-90729-54-8 (ISBN)
Description
The work describes the people of northern India, from their habitat to their religious beliefs, from their social life and professions to their race type in a concise manner. The author clinically introduces his readers to the populace in northern India of the time. First published in London in 1907, Natives of Northern India is systematically laid out in sixteen chapters and the book carries thirty-two illustrations. After discussing the ethnicity of the Indian population, Crooke next talks about the tribes in the northern hills, then the tribes in the southern hills, and he includes their habitat and behaviour, environment, and singular customs and traditions and in which region of the country a particular tribe can be found. Castes such as the Rajputs, Jats and Brahmins; village industries; criminals and what he calls 'vagrant tribes' have also been discussed. Crooke focuses on home life and the role played by women; the typical life of a child and the games they play; social rites and customs that cover perhaps the three most important events in a person's life: birth, marriage and death.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-90729-54-8 (9789390729548)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
British Orientalist and Indian Civil Servant, William Crooke (1848-1923) played a significant role in studying and documenting Indian ethnicity.
Content
Editor's Preface XIII
Author's Preface XV
Chapter I Descriptive 1
Chapter II The Ethnical Elements 16
Chapter III The Tribes of the Northern Hills 36
Chapter IV The Tribes of the Southern Hills 63
Chapter V The Cases of the Plains 85
Chapter VI The Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Castes of the Plains 106
Chapter VII The VIllage and its Industries: The Criminal and Vagrant Tribes 126
Chapter VIII Home Life: The Occupations of Women 150
Chapter IX Child Life: Games and Amusements 173
Chapter X The Birth Rites 194
Chapter XI The Marriage Rites 206
Chapter XII Death Rites 215
Chapter XIII Popular Religion and Beliefs 223
Chapter XIV Magic Shamanism Witchcraft 246
Bibliography 263
Index 266
Author's Preface XV
Chapter I Descriptive 1
Chapter II The Ethnical Elements 16
Chapter III The Tribes of the Northern Hills 36
Chapter IV The Tribes of the Southern Hills 63
Chapter V The Cases of the Plains 85
Chapter VI The Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Castes of the Plains 106
Chapter VII The VIllage and its Industries: The Criminal and Vagrant Tribes 126
Chapter VIII Home Life: The Occupations of Women 150
Chapter IX Child Life: Games and Amusements 173
Chapter X The Birth Rites 194
Chapter XI The Marriage Rites 206
Chapter XII Death Rites 215
Chapter XIII Popular Religion and Beliefs 223
Chapter XIV Magic Shamanism Witchcraft 246
Bibliography 263
Index 266