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VI. The A’kim Bond

  • Robbins Burling
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Rengsanggri
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© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2016 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Preface 5
  3. Contents 9
  4. Illustrations 11
  5. List of Maps and Diagrams 12
  6. I. The Place and the People 15
  7. II. Nature and the Gods 27
  8. III. First Marriage 71
  9. IV. Becoming a Garo 98
  10. V. The Household 121
  11. VI. The A’kim Bond 140
  12. VII. Extended Kinship 164
  13. VIII. Transactions Between Households 184
  14. IX. The Village 209
  15. X. The Settlement of Disputes 242
  16. XI. The Market 272
  17. XII. New Ideas 289
  18. Appendices 323
  19. Notes 363
  20. Bibliography of Garo Ethnography 367
  21. Index 371
https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512814972-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Preface 5
  3. Contents 9
  4. Illustrations 11
  5. List of Maps and Diagrams 12
  6. I. The Place and the People 15
  7. II. Nature and the Gods 27
  8. III. First Marriage 71
  9. IV. Becoming a Garo 98
  10. V. The Household 121
  11. VI. The A’kim Bond 140
  12. VII. Extended Kinship 164
  13. VIII. Transactions Between Households 184
  14. IX. The Village 209
  15. X. The Settlement of Disputes 242
  16. XI. The Market 272
  17. XII. New Ideas 289
  18. Appendices 323
  19. Notes 363
  20. Bibliography of Garo Ethnography 367
  21. Index 371
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