About the Book: Folklore of Tribal Communities
The Unwritten Literary World of Tribal Communities is nothing but the Oral
Literature or Folklore. It covers stories, legends, myths, song, dances,
riddles, proverbs, metaphors and such other aspects of their culture which are
in their memory and handed down from generation to generation. These sources of
their literary world speak of their spiritual world and the eco-system. The
older persons are the store house of of their oral literature and from these
sources the literary world of theirs is disseminated among the youngsters. This
book gives the folklore of four tribal communities namely, the Kharias, the
Oraons, the Santals and