Table of Contents
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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