PDF The Civil War in the East: Struggle; Stalemate; and Victory by Brooks D. Simpson in History

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Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist; and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food systems ignores these societies altogether. Food epitomizes the social for the Gadaba of Odisha. Feeding; sharing; and devouring refer to locally distinguished ritual domains; to different types of social relationships and alimentary ritual processes. In investigating the complex paths of ritual practices; this study aims to understand the interrelated fields of cosmology; social order; and economy of an Indian highland community.