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Title: Social Organization, Economy and Kinship among the Jirels of Eastern Nepal
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Janardan Subedi
H. Sidky
James Hamill
Ronald H. Spielbauer
Robin Singh
J. Blangero
S. Williams-Blangero
One Sentence Summary: The author argues that the ethnographic literature on the Jirels is extremely sparse and in this article intends to fill some of the gaps in the ethnographic literature by providing an outline of Jirel ethnogenesis, social organization, and the kinship system.

Description: The author argues that the ethnographic literature on the Jirels is extremely sparse and in this article intends to fill some of the gaps in the ethnographic literature by providing an outline of Jirel ethnogenesis, social organization, and the kinship system. The Jirels have a subsistence economy based upon the cultivation of millet, maize, wheat, barley, potato, and also rice in few lower valleys. There are several conflicting accounts concerning ethnogenesis. The Jirels are divided into 23 patrilineal, patrilocal descent groups referred to as clans and subclans. The article discusses the relation and interrelation of clans and also discusses clan leadership. The article gives a brief account of Jirel marriage. It also includes a map illustrating migration patterns in the hills of Nepal and a chart on Jirel kinship discussing some kinship terminology. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-14)
Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 2000-01
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_27_jirel_02.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (2000) Vol. 27, The Jirel issue
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Tirtha Prasad Mishra
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 27
Source Number: The jirel issue
Source Page Numbers: 5-22
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

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Resource Type: Article
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Date Of Record Creation: 2008-02-06 19:28:50
Date Record Checked: 2008-02-06
Date Last Modified: 2008-02-06 19:30:12
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