Adi Deo Arya Devata: A Panoramic View of Tribal-Hindu Cultural Interface
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8129105225
Length
x+335p., Plates; 24cm.
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The British claimed that India's Adivasi population lay beyond the pale of mainstream Hindu society. Yet, even a cursory mapping of the spiritual-cultural landscape reveals a deep symbiotic relationship between tribals and non tribals, which is amply reflected in the ancient literature and inscriptions. Indeed, it was also noted by colonial anthropologists and ethnographers, (Mainly British officials), who deliberately delinked tribals from Hindu society through ...
