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The author says that his book is not merely a record of the customs and beliefs of a people who amount to fewer than a thousand individuals all told, but is also a demonstration of anthropological method. These people occupy the well-watered plateau of the Nilgiri hills in Southern India, and their life, character, customs, ceremonials and factors upon which their social organization rests are informingly discussed.
“A work as laborious as it is original.”
| + + | Ath. 1906, 2: 551. N. 3. 1350w. |
“An exhaustive study.”
| + | Dial. 42: 317. My. 16, ’07. 360w. |
“As an example of scientific method, this is the best socio-religious monograph of a special community yet published.” A. C. Haddon.
| + + | Hibbert J. 5: 680. Ap. ’07. 1560w. | |
| + + | Lond. Times. 5: 406. D. 7, ’06. 960w. |
“An admirable study of savage life.”