Cook demonstrates that we can better allow for affiliation of archaeological sites with living descendants by more fully examining the complexity of the past.

November 2004

Study conducted among the Bhil tribes in Udaipur District, Rajasthan during 1999 to 2004.

Examines the processes of conversion, continuity, and change in a Goan Catholic community. Analyzes the patterns of persistence and transformation that can be discerned in the socio-religious practices of Catholics in relation to the wider Hindu society with which they live. Topics include the socio-political context of conversion; the annual ritual cycle; and life-cycle rituals such as birth, marriage, and death. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR