Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Abstract VII
3. Contents IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. Annotations XV
6. Prologue 1
7. 1 Introduction: Living in a world of plenty 7
8. 2 The Chota Nagpur Plateau: terrain and people 26
9. 3 Living in a world of relations: of Ho social categories 52
10. 4 Ho accounts of social cohesion in history, myth, and the present 98
11. 5 Relatedness across tribal boundaries: the Ho and their clients 136
12. 6 The saki relation as ritual friendship 159
13. 7 Two portraits as conclusion 250
14. Appendices 292
15. Glossary I: Notes on Ho history 319
16. Glossary II: Ho terms 342
17. Lists of Plates, Figures, and Maps 365
18. References 367
19. Index 378