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ARCHER, W.G. The Hill of Flutes : Life, Love and Poetry in Tribal India. A Portrait of the Santals
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1974. Hardcover. 8vo; pg. 375; Preface, notes and comments, bibliography, glossary, indexes. Very good in lightly chipped and soiled dust-jacket. "The purpose of this book is to give a descriptive account of the Santals and their poetry as they existed in the Santal Parganas district of Bihar in the years 1942 to 1946. At that time the Santals were the largest, most integrated and possibly the most resilient tribe in Eastern India. Indo-Melanese by race and speaking a non-Aryan language, Santali, they had antedated in India both Aryans and Dravidians and were still, to a great extent, unaffected by either Hindu or Muslim practices...In December 1942 I was appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Santal Parganas and after two and a half years was placed on special duty to record and codify Santal civil law. This post I held until June 1946. It is on the basis of three and a half years' life and work among the Santals during which I learnt the Santali language, organised the collection of Santal poetry, legends, stories and addresses, attended Santal ceremonies, dances and festivals, and assisted in the settlement of cases that this book has been prepared."; 0822911124. Very Good in Good dust jacket .
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