TY - GEN AU - Shah, A. M. AU - Lobo, Lancy TI - An ethnography of the parsees of India: 1886-1936 SN - 9781032233444 U1 - 295/SHA PY - 2022/// PB - Routledge India KW - Parseeism N1 - 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 ER -