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Decoding the Panji of Mithila
Decoding the Panji · Volume I
Research record
A theoretical and documentary introduction to Panji as genealogy, kinship system, social memory, administrative practice, and a long-duration archive linking Mithila in India and Nepal.
Section index
- Genealogy as a field
- Descent systems and mūla
- Kinship algebra and exogamy
- Panji as administration
- Khaṇḍa and village case studies
- Social, linguistic and intellectual analysis
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Source / provenance: Gajendra Thakur · Videha
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Gajendra Thakur. “Decoding the Panji of Mithila.” Videha Digital Research Archive: Mithila–Vajji–Anga. Videha — https://www.videha.co.in/ · ISSN 2229-547X · GitHub mirror: https://videha-ejournal.github.io/videha/ · Digital Research Archives on GitHub: https://github.com/videha-ejournal. ISBN 978-93-5915-894-5. https://videha-ejournal.github.io/mithila-vajji-anga/records/text/panji-1/
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