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Essays on Kom Ethnography

In 1967 I asked Qâzi Ghulâmullâh to write a series of short essays in Kâmviri on various topics of Kom ethnography. His essay topics appear below:

[under construction]

Topics by Subject:

Kinship and Marriage:

Who are Kinsmen?
What do Agnates do among Themselves?
Are Any Things Held in Common among Agnates or Not?
Mother's Agnates
Agnates' Daughters
Neighborliness with Neighbors
Grandmother's Agnates
How Do They Do an Engagement?
Married Couples
Birth Festivals

Inheritance:
- If a Person Dies, Who Becomes Lord over the Property?

Subsistance and Ownership:

Women's and Men's Work
Ownership

Conflict Resolution:

What is Peace? How do They Make Peace? Why Do They Do It?
Who Are Peacemakers? Why Do They make Peace?

Pre-Islamic Customs:

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First posted 17 December 2008 Last modified 17 December 2008

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