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Folklore of the Santal Parganas
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The Santals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal element which probably entered India from the North East. At the present day they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chutia Nagpore plateau.
Originally hunters and dwellers in the jungle they are still but indifferent agriculturists. Like the Mundas and Hos and other representatives of the race, they are jovial in character, fond of their rice beer, and ready to take a joke.
The Santals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal element which probably entered India from the North East. At the present day they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chutia Nagpore plateau.
Originally hunters and dwellers in the jungle they are still but indifferent agriculturists. Like the Mundas and Hos and other representatives of the race, they are jovial in character, fond of their rice beer, and ready to take a joke.
- GenresMythology
537 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1909
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May 22, 2026
A very interesting collection. The pious woman who for a boon asked to learn about the mysteries of life and death. From then on, she could see the spirits of the dead being carried, yet could tell of it to no one. The many, many stories of jackals and leopards. The present generation that was created when Singh Chando, angry at the impious habits of people, burned everything apart from a man and woman who hid in a cave sealed off with raw hides. The many moralistic tales of how families should be together. The boy who was raised by buffaloes.
This magical world is inhabited by ancestral spirits, bongas, bhuts, and the gods that reside just tantalizingly beyond us. With some imagination and care, we are transported to a world where nature throbs around us, and frogs, snakes, and trees are ever present with their wisdom.
This magical world is inhabited by ancestral spirits, bongas, bhuts, and the gods that reside just tantalizingly beyond us. With some imagination and care, we are transported to a world where nature throbs around us, and frogs, snakes, and trees are ever present with their wisdom.
August 23, 2012
An interesting collection
The quality of the Librivox recording is a bit variable, but the pieces are so short that even if you strike a bad one (and there are only two which were bad enough to mention) that they are gone in a couple of minutes.
The structrue of the stories isn't as rounded as say, in the Brothers Grimm. Or perhaps, to listeners from that culture, they are? All in all, though, very interesting if you are into folklore.
The quality of the Librivox recording is a bit variable, but the pieces are so short that even if you strike a bad one (and there are only two which were bad enough to mention) that they are gone in a couple of minutes.
The structrue of the stories isn't as rounded as say, in the Brothers Grimm. Or perhaps, to listeners from that culture, they are? All in all, though, very interesting if you are into folklore.
January 5, 2018
really quite silly and boring stories, though collection as a whole may have some folkloristic value
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August 11, 2012Great reading!
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