The Todas - Gyan Books

The Todas - Gyan Books

About The Book: The Todas (1906) by W. H. R. Rivers is a detailed ethnographic study of the Toda people, an indigenous pastoral community in the Nilgiri Hills of South India. Based on firsthand fieldwork, the book explores their social structure, religion, rituals, marriage customs, and buffalo-centered economy. Rivers applied scientific and psychological approaches to anthropology, making this a pioneering work in ethnology. The book remains a significant early example of immersive cultural documentation and helped shape modern anthropological methods and cross-cultural understanding.

Author: W. H. R. Rivers

Pages: 775

Edition: 1906

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