Tribal Religion in Central India Continuity and Change

includes index and biblioraphy

Tribal religion in Central India : An Overview .....1 Belief Systems and Religious Practices of Panika in Central India ................35 Religion of the Lodha Tribe of Mayurbhanj in Odisha .........57 Religious Beliefs and Practices among the santhal .........67 Religion of the Kandhas .......95 Contemporary religious practices of the Chenchus ........107 Konda Reddi Religion Beliefs, Rituals and Practices ....123 Evolution and Speciality of Pajiren worship.........145 Religious Syncretism and Associate Cultural Synthesis in the ho tribe of Central-Eastern India ...........153 Syncretism and Emerging identities among the Bhumia Baiga .......181 Hinduisation of Tribal Deities in Medieval Orissa ............197 Changing pattern in the Religious life of Saharaia Tribe of Madhya Pradesh ...........225 Religious conversion among the bhil of Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh ........233 Changing religious profile in Tribal Odisha ........251 The Santhal and the Muda of Mayurbhanj: A comparative study on their religious life ..........267 A note on Three sets of Animistic Rituals of Baiga ..........295 Nature conservation practices of Koya through religion and Rituals ..........305 Religion and Ritual Practices of Dhurwa in Bastar ...........319 Anthropology of Mortuary Rituals : A study of the Hills soara of South Odisha ...............337 Rituals and Festivals : A case Study on the khond of Visakhapatnam Agency .............351 Chudakhai Jatra : A tribal Folk festival Of Central Odisha ..........361 Tribal Affinity with the Jagannatha Cult ............367 Religious Practices of Gadaba Tribe : An Ethnographic Reflection .............381