Tribal Culture in Bangladesh by Abdus Sattar

An account of the culture of the tribal peoples of Bangladesh by Abdus Sattar, drawing on two decades of first-hand knowledge and on information from people including Rani Binita Roy, Birajmohan Dewan and others named in its acknowledgements. The author describes the tribal peoples of Bangladesh as “as much sons of the soil as the others”.

What the book covers

• Prelude
• Religion
• Rites and rituals
• Music, dance, arts and crafts, and literature (in the full book)

Note: this scan covers the prelude, the chapter on religion and part of the chapter on rites and rituals, ending at page 87. The later chapters, the bibliography and the indexes are not included.