THE EASTERN ANTHROPOLOGIST is a refereed, quarterly journal of the Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society. International in its character, content and coverage, The EA welcomes research papers, both empirical and theoretical, on themes and problems that are of interest to professional anthropologists pursuing different specialisations and methodological orientations as also to other social scientists. The contributions can be in the form of papers, shorter notes, review articles, book reviews, discussions, news relating to research and academic/professional for a, communications and rejoinders.
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Bibliographic references should be cited in the text by author’s last name, date of publication and page, e.g. (Mathur 1960: 168) or if the author is mentioned in the text, by the date and page reference only, e.g. (1960: 168).
Notes and references should be typed double-spaced on separate sheets at the end of the article. Entries in the references should be in alphabetical and calendrical order by authors and should include surname and initials of author(s), date, title, and (for others) place of publication and name of publisher; for articles name of the journal in full, volume (Arabic numerals to be used throughout) and pagination. Examples are:
Majumdar, D.N. 1959 Caste and Communication in an Indian Village. Bombay:
. Asia Publishing House.
Mathur, K.S. 1961 “Meaning of religion in Malwa village”. In L.P.Vidyarthi (ed.)
Aspects of Religion in Indian Society. Meerut: Kedarnath Ramnath.
Dumont, Louis 1950 “Kinship and alliance among the Pramalai Kallars,”
The Eastern Anthropologist 4(1). 3-26.
Vidyarthi, L.P. (ed.) 1961 Aspects of Religion in Indian Society: Meerut: Kedarnath
Ramnath.
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