The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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Page 101
... shades referred to as utta : ppanmar ( grandfathers ) . In the section on funeral rituals , the mediumistic seances ... shades in honour of whom their ancestors placed crude symbols on the cairns . While the majority of the defied shades ...
... shades referred to as utta : ppanmar ( grandfathers ) . In the section on funeral rituals , the mediumistic seances ... shades in honour of whom their ancestors placed crude symbols on the cairns . While the majority of the defied shades ...
Page 143
... shade of the recently dead person . The shade having its vehicle three leaves of e : ychil seems to be a ritual invented by the Paniyas themselves , and also the walking stick as a symbol of the shade . Releasing the shade . Often death ...
... shade of the recently dead person . The shade having its vehicle three leaves of e : ychil seems to be a ritual invented by the Paniyas themselves , and also the walking stick as a symbol of the shade . Releasing the shade . Often death ...
Page 147
... shades , " the dead of yester- day ' to help and direct his work for the sake of ' the dead of today ' ( recently dead ) just as the kuttan or leader of a gang of farm labourers directs his men . He needs the help of the shades to ...
... shades , " the dead of yester- day ' to help and direct his work for the sake of ' the dead of today ' ( recently dead ) just as the kuttan or leader of a gang of farm labourers directs his men . He needs the help of the shades to ...
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