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Anthropological Research in India
Retrospect and Prospects
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Anthropological Research in India
Retrospect and Prospects
About this book
This book provides an opportunity for students, academicians, scholars, and researchers in India and around the world to familiarize themselves with the evolution, diversification, and development of anthropological research in India. Comprised of nineteen chapters written by a diverse group of scholars and researchers, Anthropological Research in India: Retrospect and Prospects analyzes the history and future of anthropology on the subcontinent, ranging from prehistoric civilizations and colonial legacies to Indigenous medicine and coffee culture.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Legacies/Theoretical Concerns
- Chapter 1: Research Tradition in Biological Anthropology: The Past Emerges into the Light of Present
- Chapter 2: The Romance of the Discovery of India’s Prehistoric Past
- Chapter 3: Different Dimensions of Tribal Studies: Past, Present, and Future
- Part II: Prehistoric Cultures
- Chapter 4: Gharchaal: An Ancient Game on Cupules in Ghumarwin Sub-Himalayan Area of Himachal Pradesh
- Chapter 5: Ghaghra: A Late Acheulian Site in the Dulung River Valley, Eastern India
- Part III: Elements of Indian Civilization
- Chapter 6: A Holistic Manifestation of Caste System in Indian Civilization: A Semiotic Analysis
- Chapter 7: The Impact of “Mela” on the People and Culture: A Qualitative Study on Local “Sampriti Utsav” Fair of Haldia, West Bengal
- Chapter 8: The Cult of Goddess Mangal Chandi: An Anthropological Understanding of Womanhood
- Part IV: Indigenous Groups
- Chapter 9: Echoes from the Tea Gardens of Dooars: A Study of the Tea Migrant Tribes of North Bengal
- Chapter 10: Indigenous Health Care System of the Santal Tribe of Jharkhand: With Special Reference to the Cases of Snake, Scorpion, and Hornet Biting
- Chapter 11: Images on Fabrics in the North-Eastern Region of India: A Traditional Course
- Chapter 12: Indigenous Knowledge: A Whole
- Chapter 13: Ethnomedicinal Practices among the Northern Tribes of West Bengal: A Brief Anthropological Review
- Chapter 14: Tribal Women Empowerment in Natural Resource Management: Two Case Studies
- Part V: Contemporary Issues
- Chapter 15: Effects of Lead on Growth of Children
- Chapter 16: Female Feticide: Developed Technological Threats in Indian Demography
- Chapter 17: Essay on Anthropology of Mobile Phone
- Chapter 18: Conflict between Medical Disorder and Social Deviance: Social Life of a Diabetic Woman in Kolkata
- Chapter 19: Vicissitudes in the Flow of Adda Culture: A Pre-Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Assessment of Indian Coffee House, Kolkata
- Index
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors