Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Science in Anthropology, 2018.

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Egile nagusia: Shejuty, Nosin Nahian
Beste egile batzuk: Alam, S. M. Shamsul
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Argitaratua: BRAC Univeristy 2018
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spelling 10361-102952019-09-30T05:01:58Z Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday Shejuty, Nosin Nahian Alam, S. M. Shamsul Department of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC University Beday Ethnic group Manta Snake charmer This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Science in Anthropology, 2018. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 66-67). Manta is one of the oldest traditional occupational communities who live in the southwest region of Bangladesh. This traditional occupational community lives on a boat which is severed as their own residence where they have their household furniture. They were born here, raised here and many of them also died inside that small boat. Fishing is the only profession of these people and only source of earning. All the members of the family, including children and women, go to catch fishes. Their sorrow, happiness everything lies on the boat. They have their own socio-cultural and occupational status, religious beliefs and traditions as a distinct culture. On the other hand, there is another traditional occupational community who are called Beday. They are the nomadic people whose life is also connected with the boat. They are also known as river gypsies. Beday people do different kinds of business, like- selling jewelry, catching a snake, treating snake bitten patients; some of them also catch fishes, plays with monkey or parrot, do circus, fortune teller and other works. If we look at Manta and Beday community we will be able to see that both of their social-cultural uniqueness, lifestyle, tradition, language and culture is similar in some way or other. On the other hand, there is a particular Beday community who lives in Savar who call them Manta. This research was conducted to understand whether there is any difference between Beday and Manta community or not; whether they are an offshoot of each other or not; Lastly, to know about both of their tradition and socio-cultural uniqueness through which this traditional occupational community living in this region over hundreds of years. Nosin Nahian Shejuty BSS in Anthropology 2018-06-28T07:11:37Z 2018-06-28T07:11:37Z 2018 2018-07-11 Thesis ID 15217004 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/10295 en BRAC University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 67 pages application/pdf BRAC Univeristy
institution Brac University
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language English
topic Beday
Ethnic group
Manta
Snake charmer
spellingShingle Beday
Ethnic group
Manta
Snake charmer
Shejuty, Nosin Nahian
Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday
description This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Science in Anthropology, 2018.
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title Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday
title_short Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday
title_full Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday
title_fullStr Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday
title_full_unstemmed Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday
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