Khond
Americannoun
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In these Khond sacrifices the Meriahs are represented by our authorities as victims offered to propitiate the Earth Goddess.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
This later view of the Meriah as a victim rather than a divinity may perhaps have received undue emphasis from the European writers who have described the Khond religion.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
See also Dharna Pola festival—Kunbi 17 Polyandry, survivals of fraternal—Bhuiya 10, Khond 4, Korku 5, Oraon 7.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
Kondwān or Kundi.—A name of a tract south of the Mahānadi which is called after the Khond tribe, and was formerly owned by them.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
The Malayan and Khond figures are especially noteworthy, but are not free from the suspicion of influence from higher religions.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
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