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The kinship system of the Aghria: a case study of peasants in Middle India./Le systeme de parente des Aghria: une etude de cas des paysans du centre de l'Inde.(Case study)
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
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September 1, 2007| Author:
Skoda, Uwe
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While the structure of the kinship systems in the North Indian/'Indo-Aryan' (1) and South Indian/'Dravidian' system (see Dumont 1966; Good 1991; Karve 1998 [1953]; Trautmann 1995 [1981]; Vatuk 1969) is relatively clear, we know less about kinship in the vast region of Middle India. (2) Thus, in his seminal work on 'Dravidian kinship' Trautmann just stated (in brackets), 'Were Munda studies more advanced we might find analytic need to posit a Munda kinship system as well, but this i...
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