Village Deities Research Articles

The Role of the Teacher in Rural Reconstruction Work.

South Indian village life is noted for its simplicity and unruffled nature. Changes of Governors or Viceroys, a civil war in Afghanistan, or even flood havoc in other parts of the country, do not have any effect on the calm atmosphere of the village. The old routine is followed in its never changing rigidity and sequ- ence. The wants are few, necessities little, and the village. folk are never in a perturbed or busy state over anything except the problems affecting their own time-honoured cus- toms or regulations. The arrival of a Government official in the village is an event of some importance and except for this and festival days when the village deity may be propitiated, the primitive calm and serenity of the village is rarely disturbed.

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Book reviewed in this article:THE CONGRESS ON CHRISTIAN WORK IN LATIN AMERICA: Report of the Congress on Christian Work in Latin AmericaTHE CONGRESS ON CHRISTIAN WORK IN LATIN AMERICA: Report of Regional ConferencesTHE CONGRESS ON CHRISTIAN WORK IN LATIN AMERICA: Popular History and Report of the Congress, in English. By Professor Harlan P. BeachTHE CONGRESS ON CHRISTIAN WORK IN LATIN AMERICA: Popular History and Report of the Congress, in Portuguese. By Professor Erasmo BragaTHE CONGRESS ON CHRISTIAN WORK IN LATIN AMERICA: Popular History and Report of the Congress, in Spanish. By Professor Eduardo MonteverdeA DUTCH ARABIST ON ISLAM: Mohammedanism: Lectures on its origin, its religious and political growth and its present state. By C. Snouck HurgronjeVILLAGE GODS IN SOUTHERN INDIA: The Village Gods of South India. By the Right Reverend Henry Whitehead, D.D.VILLAGE GODS IN SOUTHERN INDIA: Dravidian Gods in Modern Hinduism: A Study of the Local and Village Deities of Southern India. By Wilber Theodore ElmoreIN ANCIENT INDIA: The Veda of the Black Yajus School, entitled Taittirīya SanhitāIN ANCIENT INDIA: Kautilya's Arthaśāstra. Translated by R. ShamasastryIN ANCIENT INDIA: The Yoga‐System of Patañjali with the Yoga Bhāshya and the Tattva‐VaiśāradīTHE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY: History of the Church Missionary Society. Vol. iv. By Eugene StockQUAKERISM AND MISSIONS: Friends beyond Seas. By Henry T. HodgkinTHE STORY OF BUDDHISM: The Story of Buddhism. By K. J. SaundersPROMOTION OF LEARNING IN INDIA: Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans). By Narendra Nath LawPROMOTION OF LEARNING IN INDIA: Promotion of Learning in India by Early European Settlers (up to about 1800 A.D.). By Narendra Nath Law

ASIA:Dravidian Gods in Modern Hinduism; A Study of the Local and Village Deities of Southern India.Wilber Theodore Elmore

American AnthropologistVolume 18, Issue 4 p. 573-575 Free Access ASIA: Dravidian Gods in Modern Hinduism; A Study of the Local and Village Deities of Southern India. Wilber Theodore Elmore R. B. Dixon, R. B. DixonSearch for more papers by this author R. B. Dixon, R. B. DixonSearch for more papers by this author First published: October‐December 1916 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1916.18.4.02a00160AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume18, Issue4October‐December 1916Pages 573-575 RelatedInformation