CONTENTS Editorial vii Preface ix Introduction xi Contributing Authors xix CHAPTER 1. Aryanization of Tribal Deity - The Jagannath 1 Dr. H.K. Parija 2. Aryanized Tribal Goddesses in the District of Ganjam 9 A.K. Rath 3. Changing Pattern of Tribal Religious System in Ancient Orissa 23 Dr. L.K. Panda 4. Socio-Cultural changes of Tribal Life under the British Rule in Orissa 31 M.M. Mohapatra 5. Religious Rites and Festivals of the Tribes of Orissa 39 Dr. N.K. Behura & K.K. Mishra 6. Adivasis of Mayur Bhanj : An Analysis Cultural Growth 53 Dr. Mohan Lal Sahoo 7. Study of Tribal Cultures in Orissa From Descriptive Data to Experimental Innovations 63 Dr. P.M. Sahoo 8. Eradication of Meriah or Human Sacrifice From the Social Life of the Khonds of Orissa in the 19th Century 67 Dr. Dandapani Behera 9. The Practice of Infanticide Among the Khonds of Orissa 77 Shri Bhagaban Sahoo 10. A study of the Social And Health condition of Saura Tribe in Orissa 83 Dr. N.P. Mohapatra 11. Changes in Socio-Economic Life of the Tribals in Phulbani District of Orissa 95 J P. Kuanr & S. Patel 12. Industrialization and Changing Pattern of Socio-Economic Life of Tribals - A Case Study in the Lathikata Region of Sundargarh District 103 Dr. Basudev Sahoo & Ajay Kumar Mohapatra 13. An Analysis of the Improved Economic Life of the Tribals of Orissa and the Way Towards Integration 119 Dr. U.C. Mohanty Appendix 135-144 Index 145-147