Folk icons and rituals in tribal life (Record no. 17678)

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Classification number 307.7 PRA c.2
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Personal name Pramod Kumar
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Title Folk icons and rituals in tribal life
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Abhinav Publications
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1984
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Extent 85p.
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Summary, etc. The Bagar region comprises the districts of Banswara and Dungarpur and the southern part of Mewar in Rajasthan. This region is mainly inhabited by the Mina tribe, whose indigenous culture is gradually dissolving under the impact of modernisa tion.<br/><br/>But still, despite the process of acculturation, the tribe retains its age-old beliefs and customs. Propitiating supernatural powers in the shape of snakes, ancestors, gods and mother goddesses hewn out of stone plays a vital role in tribal ritual.<br/><br/>Set, carefully observed ritual accompanies the purchase, instal lation and worship of icons as Dr Pramod Kumar explains in detail in this fascinating and very informative study.<br/><br/>The stone carvings are execu ted by Sompura Brahmins and a few Mina tribals. Among the centres of this activity are the townships of Kesariyaji, Dungar pur, Sagwada, Talwada, Gopi nath-ka-Ghada and Partapur.<br/><br/>In the performance of the social and religious ritual of the Minas the pivotal figure is the bhopa, the highly respected and revered priest. Possessed by a spirit, the bhopa hands down instructions to supplicants for the solution of everyday problems.<br/>Witchcraft has a prominent place in the cultural traditions of the Minas, and the ritual for exorcising evil spirits with the aid of stone icons is elaborate and intricate. All these and many other aspects of tribal culture are described in this absorbing mono graph.
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