33
Lessons
33
Videos
30
QUIZ
6 Weeks
Duration
English
Language
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A study of the basics of folklore, with a glance into the folklore vast richness of tribal folklore of India.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge
- That the researcher understand the importance and meaning of folklore.
- That the student realize the vastness and variety of folklore in India, especially, tribals.
- That the pupil get a comprehensive knowledge of tribal religion in India.
Skills
- That the student be able to motivate others on the need of this study.
- That the pupil be a champion of the downtrodden and the marginalized.
- That the seeker may be able to sustain the ongoing transformation work that has begun among the tribals through churches and mission agencies.
Attitude
- That the seeker be able to take into consideration the positive elements in tribals
- That the researcher be able to train and equip tribal leaders for the betterment of the community.
- That the student may develop a passion to train tribal Christians to be a channel of blessing to the entire tribe as well as neighboring communities.
Spiritual
- That the seeker be able to learn spiritual lessons from other communities.
- That the researcher be able to make a retrospection and become strong in own faith and practices.
- That the student may long for a fresh touch of Holy Spirit that he be able to work among needy people.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Grade Requirement
Class participation, Class Notes Preparation, Daily Task Accomplishment, Final Exam 100%
Assessments
Assessment has two parts – Formative or Internal(60%) and Summative or External(40%). Internal Assessment includes five(5X8) weekly assignments, apart from active participation in the weekly live classes(10) and discussion forums(10). The External Assessment includes submission of research paper(10) and a teachable PPT/video on the research paper(10) as well as a test(20) on the final day(Saturday) of the Course. The Research paper is to be submitted by Tuesday of the 6th week and the PPT by Thursday of the 6th week.
The Lecture Videos and notes cover the first 10 units of the syllabus, and the 11th unit is included in the research paper.
Students needs to get a pass mark in both Internal as well as External.
To clear the Internal Assessment, 90% attendance is mandatory in Live Class participation, Responding to the Discussion Forum and Submission of Weekly Quiz/Assignment.
Student is expected to spend the 6th week in self-study of the 11th Unit and preparation of Research paper. Students are expected to refer to minimum five e books/articles in Perlego, EBSCO, N List etc while answering the Summative Assessment Question in about 1000 words.
Additional Notes
- Weekly Tasks are essay type questions. For each question, the Word limit is 200 words. Each question carries 4 marks each.
- Submit the answers as handwritten scripts, after scanning and converting into pdf file. Student needs to write his Roll Number, Week Number, question number and page number clearly on each page of the answer script.
- Weekly Assignment is to be submitted by 11.30 p.m. on Saturday of the week.
- Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.
- Every aspect of Internal- each weekly assignment, participation in weekly live class, participation in weekly discussion forum – assessment as well as External – Submission of research paper, its video presentation and final test are important.
- Research papers are part of the syllabus; since the tutor is not discussing that portion in the live sessions, students would be learning the same in his/her paper and video presentation.
- PPT can be used for video presentations.
- Video Presentation is to be of 10 minutes duration.
- Each student has a different set of learning tasks for weekly quiz, final research paper as well as final test.
- Student needs to find out his/her set of learning tasks from the set of questions and attempt that particular set of questions only.
- Student can go through other sets of learning tasks too, as a part of learning; however, it is not intended from students to attempt all sets of questions.
Grading
The following grades will be given in this class at the end of the section, and placed on each student’s record.
A+ = 78% and above, A =73 – 77.5%, A- = 68 – 72.5%, B+ = 63 – 67.5%, B = 58 – 62.5%, B- = 53 – 57.5%, C+ = 48 – 52.5%, C = 43 – 47.5%, C- = 40 – 42.5%, F =less than 40%
Bibliography
Essential Readings
Text Book(Made Available to Students as e book in pdf format):
Dundes, Alan. The Study of Folklore. NJ: Prentice Hall, 1965. Print.
Krappe, Alexander, Haggerty. The Science of Folklore. London: Methuel & Co. 1929.
Suggested Readings
Singh, K. S., The Scheduled Tribes,
Das, K.B., Folklore of Orissa, New Delhi: National Book Trust, 1984Khurana Shanno,
Rajasthan Ka Loksangeeth [Folk Music of Rajasthan – Hindi],Delhi:
Siddharth Publications, 1995.
Kalla, Nandlal, Rajasthani Loksahity Evam Sanskriti [Rajasthani Folk Literature and
Culture – Hindi], Jodhpur: Rajasthani Granthsagar, 2002.
Kale, Malini, Bhil Sangeeth Aur Vivechan [Bhil Music and Interpretation – Hindi],
Udaipur: Himanshu Publications, 1998.
Vyas, N.N.Rajasthan Bhils, Udaipur: Manikyalal Verma Tribal Research and Training
Institute, 1978
Ponraj, S. D., Tribal Challenge, Madhupur: Mission Educational books, 1996
Trevor and Rona Locke, Tribals for Christ, Bangalore: IEM, 1983
Ao, O. Alem. Tsungremology – Ao Naga Christian Theology, Mokokchung: Clark
Theological College, 1994.
Connor, Danirl, O’, Din Sevak – Verrier Elvin’s Life of Service in Tribal India, Delhi:
CISRS/ISPCK, 1993.
Dogar, Vidya Sagar, J., Rural Christian Community on North-west India, Delhi:
CISRS/ISPCK, 2001.
Toppo, S. R., Tribes in India, Delhi: India Publishers Distributors, 2000.
Augustine, P. A., Bhils of Rajasthan, New Delhi: Indian Social Institute, 1986Behera, C., Tribal Religion – Change and Continuity, Delhi : Commonwealth, 2000.
Singh, Ajit, K., Tribal Festivals of Bihar – A Functional Analysis, Delhi: Concept
Publishing Company, 1982.
Locke, Trevor and Rona, Tribals For Christ, Bangalore: Outreach Publications, 2nd edn.
1992.
Singh, N. K. and Rajendra Joshi, Folk, Faith and Feudalism, Jaipur: Rawat
Publications, 1995.
Palekar, S. A., Indian Constitution, New Delhi: Serials Publications, 2003.
Ferreira, John, V., Totemism in India, London: Oxford University Press, 1965 Jordan, David. K. Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors – Folk Religion in a Taiwanese Village.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. Print.
Patnaik Nityanand. Folklore of Tribal Communities. Delhi: Gyan Publishing House
Print.
Recommended Readings
Fernandes, Walter, Tribal Women and Forest Economy: Deforestation, Exploitation
and Status Change, New Delhi: Indian Social Institute, 1987
Shimray, Shimreingam, Tribal Theology: A Reader, First Jorhat: Tribal Study Centre,
Eastern Theological College, 2003
Doshi, Shambhu Lal, Bhils: Between Societal Self Awareness and Cultural Synthesis
New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1971
Doshi, Shambhu Lal, Tribal Rajasthan: Sunshine on the Aravali,Udaipur: Himanshu
Publications, 1992
Stanislaus, L., Prophetic Dialogue: Challenges and Prospects in India, Delhi: ISPCK,
2003
Amaladass, Anand, Profiles of Poverty and Networks of Power, First Madurai: DACA
Publications, 2001
Savyasaachi, Tribal Forest Dwellers and Self-rule, New Delhi: Indian Social Institute,
1998.
Ponraj, S. D., An Introduction to Missionary Anthropology, Madhupur: Mission
Educational books, 11993
Murry Ezamo, Tribal Spirituality Reconsidered, Delhi: ISPCK, 1977
Jha, Makhan, An Introduction to Social Anthropology, Delhi; Vikas Publishing House,
1999
Journal of Tribal Studies, Vol.VII. Nos. 2,3. VIII, No. 1, IX, No. 1.
D Souza, Marie, Aadivaasi Davaadoori [Tribal Medicine – Marati], Delhi: Society for
Promotion of Waste Land Development, 1993.
Indian Journal Of Theology, Vol. 44, No. 1&2., 2002, pp. 9 – 37.
Shimray (ed.), Tribal Theology – A Reader.
Webster, C. B. John, Religion and Dalit Liberation, Delhi: Manohar, 1999.
Shashi, S. S., (ed.), The Tribal World in Transition, Delhji: Anmol Publications, 1995.
Vyas, N. N., R. S. Mann and N. D. Choudhary (eds.), Rajasthan Bhils, Udaipur:
MVTRTI, 1978.
Webster, John, C. B., The Dalit Christians, Delhi: ISPCK, 1996.
Stanislaus, L., The Liberative Mission of the Church Among Dalit Christians, Delhi:
ISPCK, 1999.
Sarkar, Benoy, Kumar, The Folk element in Hindu Culture, New Delhi: Oriental
Books Reprint Corporation, 1972.
Dubois, Abbe, J. A. and Beaucha, Hindu Manners, Customs and Traditions,
London: Clarendon Press, (n.d.)
Jocher Catherine and et. al. (eds), Folk, Religion and Society, Chapeer Hill:
University of North Caroline Press, 1964
