An Ethnography of the Parsees of India
1886-1936
Herausgeber: Shah, A M; Lobo, Lancy
An Ethnography of the Parsees of India
1886-1936
Herausgeber: Shah, A M; Lobo, Lancy
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This volume explores Parsee culture and society derived through essays from the Journal of Anthropological Society of Bombay (1886 - 1936). Through eesays by Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, Bomanjee Byramjee Patell, Rustamji Munshi, eminent Parsee scholars, it discusses the social and cultural frameworks in the Parsee life nearly a 100 years ago.
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This volume explores Parsee culture and society derived through essays from the Journal of Anthropological Society of Bombay (1886 - 1936). Through eesays by Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, Bomanjee Byramjee Patell, Rustamji Munshi, eminent Parsee scholars, it discusses the social and cultural frameworks in the Parsee life nearly a 100 years ago.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 234
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2023
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
- Gewicht: 367g
- ISBN-13: 9781032047003
- ISBN-10: 1032047003
- Artikelnr.: 68713196
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 234
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2023
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
- Gewicht: 367g
- ISBN-13: 9781032047003
- ISBN-10: 1032047003
- Artikelnr.: 68713196
A. M. Shah was a former professor of sociology at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, and a national fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, India. Lancy Lobo has been a professor and the director of the Centre for Social Studies, based in Surat, India. He holds a master's degree in anthropology and a doctoral degree in sociology from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. He is the founder-director of the Centre for Culture and Development, at Vadodara.
PART I: Birth and Initiation 1. Birth customs and ceremonies of the Parsees
2. Parsee life in Parsee songs: cradle songs 3. The baby language among the
Parsees 4. The initiation ceremonies and customs of the Parsees Marriage
Marriage 5. Marriage customs among the Parsees and their comparison with
similar customs of other nations 6. Some Parsee marriage customs. How far
they are borrowed from the Hindus? 7. A few marriage songs of the Parsees
at Nargol, Part I 8. A few marriage songs of the Parsees at Nargol, Death
9. On the funeral ceremonies of the Parsees, their origin and explanation
10. Notes on the Towers of Silence in India 11. The first-year funeral
expenses of a Parsee of the last century (1763) 12. A vahi or register of
the dead of some of the Parsees of Broach and a Parsee martyr mentioned in
it 13. Another Parsee martyr of Broach PART II 14. Statistics of births,
deaths and marriages among the Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years
(1881-1890) 15. Statistics of births, deaths and marriages among the
Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years (1891-1900) 16. A Parsee deed
of partition more than 150 years old: a form of slavery referred to therein
Folklore 17. A few Parsee riddles - I 18. A few Parsee riddles - II 19.
Omens among the Parsees 20. Charms or amulets for some diseases of the eye.
2. Parsee life in Parsee songs: cradle songs 3. The baby language among the
Parsees 4. The initiation ceremonies and customs of the Parsees Marriage
Marriage 5. Marriage customs among the Parsees and their comparison with
similar customs of other nations 6. Some Parsee marriage customs. How far
they are borrowed from the Hindus? 7. A few marriage songs of the Parsees
at Nargol, Part I 8. A few marriage songs of the Parsees at Nargol, Death
9. On the funeral ceremonies of the Parsees, their origin and explanation
10. Notes on the Towers of Silence in India 11. The first-year funeral
expenses of a Parsee of the last century (1763) 12. A vahi or register of
the dead of some of the Parsees of Broach and a Parsee martyr mentioned in
it 13. Another Parsee martyr of Broach PART II 14. Statistics of births,
deaths and marriages among the Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years
(1881-1890) 15. Statistics of births, deaths and marriages among the
Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years (1891-1900) 16. A Parsee deed
of partition more than 150 years old: a form of slavery referred to therein
Folklore 17. A few Parsee riddles - I 18. A few Parsee riddles - II 19.
Omens among the Parsees 20. Charms or amulets for some diseases of the eye.
PART I: Birth and Initiation 1. Birth customs and ceremonies of the Parsees
2. Parsee life in Parsee songs: cradle songs 3. The baby language among the
Parsees 4. The initiation ceremonies and customs of the Parsees Marriage
Marriage 5. Marriage customs among the Parsees and their comparison with
similar customs of other nations 6. Some Parsee marriage customs. How far
they are borrowed from the Hindus? 7. A few marriage songs of the Parsees
at Nargol, Part I 8. A few marriage songs of the Parsees at Nargol, Death
9. On the funeral ceremonies of the Parsees, their origin and explanation
10. Notes on the Towers of Silence in India 11. The first-year funeral
expenses of a Parsee of the last century (1763) 12. A vahi or register of
the dead of some of the Parsees of Broach and a Parsee martyr mentioned in
it 13. Another Parsee martyr of Broach PART II 14. Statistics of births,
deaths and marriages among the Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years
(1881-1890) 15. Statistics of births, deaths and marriages among the
Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years (1891-1900) 16. A Parsee deed
of partition more than 150 years old: a form of slavery referred to therein
Folklore 17. A few Parsee riddles - I 18. A few Parsee riddles - II 19.
Omens among the Parsees 20. Charms or amulets for some diseases of the eye.
2. Parsee life in Parsee songs: cradle songs 3. The baby language among the
Parsees 4. The initiation ceremonies and customs of the Parsees Marriage
Marriage 5. Marriage customs among the Parsees and their comparison with
similar customs of other nations 6. Some Parsee marriage customs. How far
they are borrowed from the Hindus? 7. A few marriage songs of the Parsees
at Nargol, Part I 8. A few marriage songs of the Parsees at Nargol, Death
9. On the funeral ceremonies of the Parsees, their origin and explanation
10. Notes on the Towers of Silence in India 11. The first-year funeral
expenses of a Parsee of the last century (1763) 12. A vahi or register of
the dead of some of the Parsees of Broach and a Parsee martyr mentioned in
it 13. Another Parsee martyr of Broach PART II 14. Statistics of births,
deaths and marriages among the Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years
(1881-1890) 15. Statistics of births, deaths and marriages among the
Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years (1891-1900) 16. A Parsee deed
of partition more than 150 years old: a form of slavery referred to therein
Folklore 17. A few Parsee riddles - I 18. A few Parsee riddles - II 19.
Omens among the Parsees 20. Charms or amulets for some diseases of the eye.