Social and State Formation in Khasi-Jaintia Hills A Study of Folklore
- Delhi B.R. Publishing Corporation 2017
- 256p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part 1 A people : Its history and folklore ...1 1. A people and its history ...3 2. The use of folklore ...8 3. The land and the people ...17 Part II Economy and folkfore ...31 1. Agricultural economy ...33 2. Agrarian relations ...54 3. Trade and manufacturing ...65 Part III Society and folklore ...75 1. Family and kinship ...77 2. Mateiliny ...88 3. Social stratification ...104 Part IV Religion, state and folklore ...119 1. Religion ...121 2. State formation ...132