Project Gutenberg 2013-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 402 Thurston, Edgar 1855 1935 Rangachari, K. Rangachariyar, Kadambi, Dewan Bahadur Rangachariyar, Kadambi Rangachar, K. Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 5 of 7 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Vol. 5 of 7" by Edgar Thurston is a detailed anthropological account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses specifically on various castes and tribes in southern India, providing insights into their cultures, practices, social hierarchies, and historical contexts. The text aims to document the diversity of these communities, highlighting their unique characteristics and contributions to the broader tapestry of Indian society. The opening of the volume introduces the Marakkayar, a Tamil-speaking Muslim tribe known for their trading activities and maritime skills, particularly in the coastal region of South Arcot. It describes their mixed Hindu and Muslim origins, their social standings relative to other groups such as the Labbais, and details about their customs, including intermarriages, dress, and rites. The passage further illustrates the Marakkayar's connection to maritime trade, notable figures in their culture, and provides anecdotes about their religious practices, including the significance of local saints and their funerary traditions. This meticulously detailed exploration sets the tone for a comprehensive study of the complexities within southern Indian castes and tribes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42995/42995-h/images/front-cover.jpg en Caste -- India, South Tribes -- India, South Ethnology -- India, South India, South -- Social life and customs DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 1040782 1040786 2024-09-18T06:16:43.428594 2023-09-18T14:32:32.372396 text/html text/html 1064867 2013-06-21T04:49:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii 2516040 2013-06-21T04:49:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2649342 2024-09-18T06:16:58.866418 application/epub+zip 2670925 2024-09-18T06:16:46.767472 application/epub+zip 481134 2024-09-18T06:16:45.027496 application/epub+zip 2989499 2024-09-18T06:17:07.316859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2904902 2024-09-18T06:16:56.935421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655333 2022-09-19T15:50:30.645230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893861 893739 2024-09-18T06:16:40.998516 2023-09-18T14:32:30.057382 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 893582 2013-06-21T04:49:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 337219 2013-06-21T04:49:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 893593 2013-06-21T04:49:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337077 2013-06-21T04:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21501 2024-09-18T06:17:07.482858 application/rdf+xml 14909 2024-09-18T06:16:45.183481 image/jpeg 2172 2024-09-18T06:16:45.106481 image/jpeg 2511433 2024-09-18T06:16:43.594513 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia