Ecology and Rituals in Tribal Areas

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The Western and Indian Social-Cultural Anthropologists contributed much in developing the theories of primitive or tribal religion. In course of time the Ecological Anthropologists have extended further those concepts, more specifically the ritualistic functions, in the analysis of human adaptability within an ecosystem. Combining the two this book deals with a comparative analysis of religious live of the five tribal groups living in a common ecological setting in a close proximity to establish the inter-relationship between ecology and rituals in the tribal areas. This is a holistic study concerning all aspects of live related to religion. This micro study is based on all-important parameters like ecological settings, socio-economic conditions, ethnic diversities and culture-historical factors. This book will help to enhance knowledge and to develop the methodological tools and techniques for the researcher belonging to the subjects like social anthropology, sociology, comparati

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Debashis Debnath

Dr. Debashis Debnath is presently working as Faculty Member in the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, an autonomous institute under the ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. He is a first class honours graduate and post-graduate in Anthropology. He was awarded Ph.D. from Calcutta University in the year 1992. He has also been awarded the MOUAT medal from Calcutta University for his successful completion of Premchand for his successful completion of Premchand Roychand Scholarship in Calcutta University in the year 2000. He has good professional and academic experiences conducting many a number of Educational courses at the institute and national level training programmes in the field of natural resource management and completing many consultancy projects. He has attended many national and international conferences or workshops and published so far good number of research articles, research papers, book reviews and popular articles in national level academic journals and magazines. His areas of interest are Tribal Culture and Development, Participatory Development, Bio-diversity conservation and sustainable development, Community institutions and innovations etc.