Andersen, Peter B.,

The Santal Rebellion 1855-1856 : the call of Thakur / Peter B Andersen. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. ©2023 - 1 online resource (xx, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps

A brief note on existing research related to the Santal rebellion -- Sources of information related to the Santal rebellion and Santal religion -- The Santals and the Damin-i-Koh -- Changes of religious mood in the run-up to the Santal rebellion -- The course of the Santal rebellion -- Transformation of religion and ritual legitimation -- Purity and atrocities -- Aftermath and amends? -- The Santal rebellion on the background of Indian religion in the 19th century -- Identities and rebellions -- tribal or peasant -- Logics, ethics and existence.

"The book presents a new interpretation of the Santal Rebellion, the Hul 1855-1856, drawing on the colonial sources as well as Santal memories. It offers a critique of postcolonial approaches that overlook specifically tribal perspectives and see the Hul as a class-based peasant rebellion"--

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Santal Rebellion, 1855-1856.
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
HISTORY / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General


India--History--19th century.

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