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Mss Eur E321
- Record Id:
- 032-002281500
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002281500
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000211
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E321
- Title:
- Sir Herbert William Emerson papers.
- Scope & Content:
-
Typescript of unpublished anthropological study (dated c1930s?) by Sir Herbert William Emerson (1881-1962), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1905-38, Governor of Punjab 1933-38, on religion and custom in the western Himalaya, chiefly relating to the Indian States of Mandi and Bashahr.
The manuscript consists of 21 chapters, with the following headings:
Chapter I, Introduction, 23 pages
Chapter II, Marital Relations, 30 pages
Chapter III, Some Features of Primitive Kingship, 41 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter IV, Mahasu, 44 pages, 'fresh copy prepared'
Chapter V, Mahasu continued, 36 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter VI, The Worship of Serpent Gods, 75 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter VII, Serpent Worship continued, 47 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter VIII, Snakes and Milk, 50 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter IX, The Bihunda and Kaika Ceremonies, 65 pages, 'fresh copy prepared'
Chapter X, Narain of Jabal, 50 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter XI, The Five Gods, 44 pages
Chapter XII, The Gana Institution, 47 pages
Chapter XIII, Some Customs Explained, 70 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter XIV, Kingly Sacrifice, 52 pages, 'fresh copy prepared'
Chapter XV, Earth Worship and Fertility Rites, 31 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter XVI, Fertility Beliefs, 43 pages
Chapter XVII, The Mountain Goddess and Her Attendant Spirits, 67 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter XVIII, Divination and Possession, 48 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter XIX, The Conceptions of the Soul and Beliefs in Spirits, 56 pages
Chapter XX, Magic and Witchcraft, 52 pages, 'corrected copy'
Chapter XXI, Untitled final chapter, 26 pages
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002281500", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E321: Sir Herbert William Emerson papers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002281500
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002281500
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 box
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1930
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 1930s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Deposited on permanent loan by his son Mr G H Emerson, 22 February 1973
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Emerson, Herbert William, Knight, administrator in India, 1881-1962
- Places:
- Bashahr State, India
Mandi State, India