Author: Bodding, P. O. (Paul Olaf) [1865-1938] ; translator:
Title: Traditions and Institutions of the Santals. Horkoren mare hapramko reak’katha. Translated with notes and additions by P.
Description: Oslo, A. W. Brøggers, 1942. orig.wrappers. 198 pp. Tearts & chips to cover. Hinge tears. Large chips to head & foot of spine.. Heavily rubbed. Spine chipped & torn. Just Good. ¶ Translated with notes and additions by P.O. Bodding; from the Santali text published 1887 by L.O.Skrefsrud; after the translator’s death, edited by Sten Konow". Series: Universitetet i Oslo. Etnografiske Museum. Bulletin, 6. Contents: The Ancestors' Story, as the old Kolean has told it;Chatiar, Ceremonial Cleansing; All in Connection with Marriage; When a Married Son Lives in the House of his Father; Husband & Wife in their Own Home; Village Life; Concerning Pleasure & Joy; Crime & Its Punishment; Religion & Worship; Beliefs Connected with the Bongas; Death & Final Funeral Ceremonies; About the Other World; Added Account by Old Jugia; Addition by Sido Desmanji Sardar of Ambajora; A New Agreement.

Keywords: Santal Ethnology, Santals, Tribal Ethnography, Anthropology, India South Asia, Folklore, Folk Tales, Oral Literature,