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Anthropological Papers. Part IV. Papers Read Before The Anthropological Society of Bombay and Other Kindred Societies and Institutions

1929

A FEW MARRIAGE SONGS OF THE PARSEES AT NARGOL.. 136 The Song to be sung before the arrival of the Dholi.. 140 The Song to be sung after the Arrival of the Dholi o. r. Drummer 142CONTENTh Xi PAGE The Drummer.. 143 The Woman decorating the house front with chok.. 144 The Songstress.......... 144 The family priest............ 145 The Cookmaid...... 145 The Woman who gives [...] The head-like form and the fibres of the nut resembling the hair of a man's head are believed to signify the head of a man and to suggest the folklore about the cocoanut. [...] So among Parsees as the initition of the child into the faith did not take place till the age of about seven with the celebration of the Naojote corresponing to the Christian confirmation if a child of seven died before the Naojote care was taken to put on the child the sacred shirt (sudreh) the emblem of Zoroastrianism before the disposal of the body. [...] They entered into the enjoyment of the feast and at the same time by paying their humble mites relieved the burden of the host in the matter of the expenses. [...] The payment in kind consists of quantities of wheat."2 Among the Parsees the important occasions on which the priests are invited in large numbers are those (c) Directions for of the funeral procession and of the UthaFuneral Ceremonies na on the afternoon of the third day after death when rich persons invite all the priests of the town the number of whom in a big city like Bombay which is
anthropology archaeology
Pages
271
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145086
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xvi Jivanji Modi view
The Social Life of a Christian of Medieval England and the Social Life of a Parsee of Modern India
1-29 unknown view
The Germ of the Evolution Theory in old Iranian Literature
30-41 unknown view
The Owl in Folklore
42-54 unknown view
The Norsemen Story of Balder the Beautiful and the Iranian Story of Asfandyar the Brazen-Bodied (Ruin-Tan)
55-59 unknown view
A Custom of Privileged Thefts
60-67 unknown view
A Note on an Egyptian Deed of Conveyance about 2 330 Years Old
68-73 unknown view
A Few Notes from and on Recent Anthropological Literature
74-92 unknown view
A Book-Procession of the Tibetanllamas as Seen at Darjeeling
93-99 unknown view
Exorcism of Spirit in India and Exorcism of Physical Impurity in Persia.a Parallel With Respect to the Various Parts of the Body Treated in the Exorcism
100-106 unknown view
The Baby Language among the Parsees
107-108 unknown view
The Antiquity of the Custom Oof Sati
109-121 unknown view
The Root-Idea at the Bottom of Nudity Spells
122-129 unknown view
An American Tribe and its Buffalo and an Asiatic Tribe and its Fish
130-135 unknown view
A Few Marriage Songs of the Parsees at Nargol
136-145 unknown view
The Belief About the Dubba or the Drowning Spirit in India.Its Parallel in Ancient Iran
146-150 unknown view
A Note on the Custom of the Interchange of Dress Between Males and Females
151-160 unknown view
Presidential Address.Cultural Anthropology as Observed in a Government House Reception
161-185 unknown view
Zest in Life
186-198 unknown view
Was There any Institution in Ancient Iran Like that of Caste in India?
199-205 unknown view
A Note on the “Mystic Eyes” on Indian Boats
206-212 unknown view
A few Marriage Songs of the Parsees at Nargol Part II
213-225 unknown view
The Vish Kanya or Poison Damsel of Ancient India.Illustrated by the Story of Susan Ramashgar in the Persian Burzo-Nameh
226-239 unknown view
Index
i-xvi unknown view

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