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Classification: Austro-Asiatic
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The article compares three cases of identity con- struction in middle India (Orissa and Bihar) among groups that would conventionally be called "tribes." The first case, comprising the closely related Juang and Hill Bhuiya, actual- ly involves apparent assimilation into caste society, and the self-identification of both groups as jati, which in this context suggests "caste," not "tribe
Orissa, India |
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Jan. 1, 2000 |
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