List of Paragraphs
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
(a) Origin and History 41 1. Numbers and distribution. 41 2. Gondwāna. 41 3. Derivation of name and origin of the Gonds. 42 4. History of the Gonds. 44 5. Mythica traditions. Story of Lingo. 47 6. Legend of the creation. 49 7. Creation of the Gonds and their imprisonment by Mahādeo. 50 8. The birth and history of Lingo. 51 9. Death and resurrection of Lingo. 55 10. He releases the Gonds shut up in the cave and constitutes the tribe. 56
(b) Tribal Subdivisions 62 11. Subcastes. 62 12. Exogamy. 64 13. Totemism. 67 14. Connection of totemism with the gods. 68
(c) Marriage Customs 71 15. Prohibitions on intermarriage, and unions of relations. 71 16. Irregular marriages. 72 17. Marriage. Arrangement of matches. 73 18. The marriage ceremony. 73 19. Wedding expenditure. 74 20. Special customs. 76 21. Taking omens. 78 22. Marriage by capture. Weeping and hiding. 79 23. Serving for a wife. 80 24. Widow remarriage. 80 25. Divorce. 82 26. Polygamy. 82
(d) Birth and Pregnancy 83 27. Menstruation. 83 28. Superstitions about pregnancy and childbirth. 83 29. Procedure at a birth. 85 30. Names. 86 31. Superstitions about children. 87
(e) Funeral Rites 89 32. Disposal of the dead. 89 33. Funeral ceremony. 89 34. Mourning and offerings to the dead. 91 35. Memorial stones to the dead. 92 36. House abandoned after a death. 93 37. Bringing back the soul. 94 38. The dead absorbed in Bura Deo. 95 39. Belief in a future life. 96
(f) Religion 97 40. Nature of the Gond religion. The gods. 97 41. Tribal gods, and their place of residence. 98 42. Household gods. 100 43. Nāg Deo. 101 44. Nārāyan Deo. 101 45. Bura Deo. 102 46. Charms and magic. 103 47. Omens. 105 48. Agricultural superstitions. 106 49. Magical or religious observances in fishing and hunting. 107 50. Witchcraft. 110 51. Human sacrifice. 112 52. Cannibalism. 114 53. Festivals. The new crops. 115 54. The Holi festival. 116 55. The Meghnāth swinging rite. 116 56. The Karma and other rites. 117
(g) Appearance and Character, and Social Rules and Customs 118 57. Physical type. 118 58. Character. 119 59. Shyness and ignorance. 120 60. Villages and houses. 121 61. Clothes and ornaments. 122 62. Ear-piercing. 123 63. Hair. 123 64. Bathing and washing clothes. 124 65. Tattooing. 124 66. Special system of tattooing. 125 67. Branding. 127 68. Food. 128 69. Liquor. 129 70. Admission of outsiders and sexual morality. 130 71. Common sleeping-houses. 131 72. Methods of greeting and observances between relatives. 132 73. The caste panchāyat and social offences. 132 74. Caste penalty feasts. 134 75. Special purification ceremony. 135 76. Dancing. 136 77. Songs. 137 78. Language. 138
(h) Occupation 139 79. Cultivation. 139 80. Patch cultivation. 140 81. Hunting: traps for animals. 141