TY  - BOOK
AU  - Freed, Ruth S.
AU  - Freed, Stanley A.
ED  - The American Museum of Natural History
TI  - Rites of passage in Shanti Nagar: Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History 
SN  - 00659452
AV  - GN 1 A44 1980 v. 56 pt. 3
PY  - 1980///
CY  - New York
PB  - American Museum of Natural History
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Periodicals
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction
; Hinduism in Shanti Nagar
; Birth
; Marriage
; Nuptial ceremonies
; Three wedding models
; Postnuptial ceremonies
; Death
; Protagonists of the rites of passage
; Future trends
; Literature cited
; Index
N2  - "In the years of 1958 and 1959, Shanti Nagar was a traditional Indian village in the beginning stages of change twoards modernization, primarily from influences emanating from Delhi. This study provides a descriptive ethnography of the rites of passage of birth, marriage, and death as they were at that time celebrated; it indicates what changes had been and were occurring and attempts to predict some that may occur in the future. In addition, the monograph provides a symbolic analysis of some of the ceremonies, rituals, stories, and songs based on the village beliefs regarding them, particularly in the context of Hinduism."
ER  -