An ethnography of the parsees of India: 1886-1936

An ethnography of the parsees of India: 1886-1936 eng edited by A. M. Shah and Lancy Lobo - Routledge India 2022

Birth and initiation
1 Birth customs and ceremonies of the Parsees
2 Parsee life in parsee songs: cradle songs
3 The baby language among the parsees
4 The initiation ceremonies and customs of the parsees
Marriage
5 Marriage customs among the parsees and their comparision with similar customs of the other nations
6 Some parsee marriage customs: how far are they borrowed from the hindus
7 A few marriage songs of the parsees at Nargol Part I
8 A few marriage songs of the parsees at Nargol Part II
Death
9 On the funeral ceremonies of the parsees, their origin and explanation
10 Notes on the towers of silence in India
11 The first year funeral expenses of a parsee of the last century(1763)
12 A vahi or register of the dead of some of the parsees of broach and a parsee martyr mentioned in it
13 Another parsee martyr of Broach
14 Statistics of births, deaths, and marriages among the parsees of bombay during the last ten years (1881-1890)
15 Statistics of births, deaths, and marriages among the parsees of bombay during the last ten years (1891-1900)
16 A parsee deed of partition more than 150 years old: a form of slavery referred to therein
Folklore
17 A few parsee riddles - I
18 A few parsee riddles - II
19 Omens among the parsees
20 Charms or amulet for some diseases of the eye.

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