Tribal studies and beyond : contributions of D.N. Majumdar to Indian anthropology / H.S. Saksena.

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D.N. Majumdar: His Life and Work Majumdar’s Tribal Ethnography Anthropological Perspective on Primitive Religion Culture Contact and Culture Change Tribal Rehabilitation Village Studies: Himalayan Polyandry – Tribe-Caste, Village-Region Village Studies: Gohana Kalan Near Lucknow Village Studies: Tribe-Caste Village Urban Studies: Cultural Role of Cities Applied Anthropology Contributions to Other Branches of Anthropology Majumdar’s Academic Journey in the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge Summing Up and a Word Bibliography of Professor D.N. Majumdar

Summary: Dhirendra Nath Majumdar was one of the pioneers of anthropological research in India. He joined the Department of Economics & Sociology, University of Lucknow in 1928. In the course of his 32 years of academic work he created in Lucknow an exceptional centre for anthropological studies through the institutions and journals he founded. Trying to relate the basic concepts of anthropology to the general public, he popularized the concept of ‘public anthropology’ and was also instrumental in promoting anthropology in Hindi.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	305.800 SAK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		38118
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	305.800 SAK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		34330

D.N. Majumdar: His Life and Work
Majumdar’s Tribal Ethnography

Anthropological Perspective on Primitive Religion

Culture Contact and Culture Change

Tribal Rehabilitation

Village Studies: Himalayan Polyandry – Tribe-Caste, Village-Region

Village Studies: Gohana Kalan Near Lucknow

Village Studies: Tribe-Caste Village

Urban Studies: Cultural Role of Cities

Applied Anthropology

Contributions to Other Branches of Anthropology

Majumdar’s Academic Journey in the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge

Summing Up and a Word

Bibliography of Professor D.N. Majumdar

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-294) and index.

Dhirendra Nath Majumdar was one of the pioneers of anthropological research in India. He joined the Department of Economics & Sociology, University of Lucknow in 1928. In the course of his 32 years of academic work he created in Lucknow an exceptional centre for anthropological studies through the institutions and journals he founded. Trying to relate the basic concepts of anthropology to the general public, he popularized the concept of ‘public anthropology’ and was also instrumental in promoting anthropology in Hindi.

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