The history of Santals has been preserved and passed on over the generations by the words of mouth until the Europeans took interest in them and started writing about them. Most of the initial writings were done by hearing from the elders of Santals and translating them. Some Indian writers had written about them as well but only by hearing from others. All of them had their own perspective as they felt appropriate. I have been looking for an authentic book about Santals written by Santals themselves who were born and brought up with them in their villages and hamlets for a long time but was unable to find one. So I decided to write myself after doing some reading of materials written by different people mainly Europeans and some Indian authors. My little book is no different except I am a Santal myself, born and brought up in a santal village and learnt about our belief of creation, customs, traditions, culture, and legends passed on orally by the elders of the villages to the younger generations during regular worship at the various festivals and other special occasions. They are basically a repetition of the same starting from the creation of the earth to the birth of human beings, growing up, marriage, procreation and death and migration. I have lived through them and have managed to come out of this darkness according to Dr W.G Archert I.C.S one of the last deputy Commissioners of Dumka towards the fag end of British Raj and author of many books on Santals including Tribal Law and Justice and managed to reach United Kingdom several years ago. So I have tried to put our history into perspective from my life long experience and readings of different books and hope you find this helpful to understand the real history of Santals.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Santal Folk Tales" by A. of the Santal mission Campbell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

This book is almost a classic. In 1887, late Rev. L.O. Skrefsrud had published, The Traditions and Institutions of the Santhals, Horkaren Mare Hapramko reak Katha as a guide for Santals, It was re-edited by P.O. Bodding in 1916. and 1929, with some eminent Santals. However, having porved impossible, to get the translation published before the author s death, the manuscript was left in the core of Prof. O. Solberg. Later, it was forestry, edited by Sten Known. Now, this edition is being made available of the benefit of scholar is Tribal Studies and Anthropology and particularly for those, working on Satal literature and culture. About The Author: - Rev P.O. Bodding (1868-1936) is the most outstanding of the missionary-scholars who lived amongst the Santals and studied their language. He belonged to Norway. Contents: - Editor s Preface Foreword by P.O. Bodding All in Connexion with Marriage When a Married Son Lives in the House of His Father Husband and Wife in Their Own Home Village Life Concerning Pleasure and Joy Crime and Its Punishment Religion and Worship Beliefs Connected with the Bongas Death and Final Funeral Ceremonies About the Other World Added Account by Old Jugia Added Account by Old Jugia A New Agreement. The Title 'Traditions And Institutions of the Santals written/authored/edited by P.O. Bodding', published in the year 2013. The ISBN 9788121206723 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 206 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Anthropology / Tribal Studi

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