Feeding, Sharing, and Devouring: Ritual and Society in Highland Odisha, India
Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food systems ignores these societies altogether. Food epitomizes the social for the Gadaba of Orissa. In investigating the complex paths of ritual practices th...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston Berlin
De Gruyter
[2015]
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Religion and society (Volume 59)
Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and society
Volume 59 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gadaba
/ Festivity
/ Ritual
B Odisha / Indigenous peoples / Social norms B Ganz, Roland 1949-, Ritual / Ritual |
| Further subjects: | B
Gadaba (Indic people)
Rites and ceremonies
India
Orissa
B ritual B Gadaba (Indic people) Food (India) (Odisha) B RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal B cosmology B Gadaba (Indic people) (India) (Odisha) Rites and ceremonies B food B tribal society B India |
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| Summary: | Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food systems ignores these societies altogether. Food epitomizes the social for the Gadaba of Orissa. In investigating the complex paths of ritual practices this study aims to understand the interrelated fields of cosmology, social order and economy of an Indian highland community |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 1614519757 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9781614513636 |