"'In this country, groups which correspond closely to the anthropologists' conception of tribes have lived in long ass…"

"Prof. Béteille (...) contrasts the category of caste, slightly reinforced and rigidified under colonial rule but othe…"

"No very strict line can be drawn between Animists and low-class Hindus."

"...the wild jungle tribes in Central India, though the persons who profess the latter stoutly advance a claim to be c…"

"In the case of all other religions there is one main underlying difficulty, namely the difficulty of saying where Hin…"

"The classification 'Animist' has never been satisfactory and it would be much better if it were to disappear altogeth…"

"Fluctuations in the figures of earlier censuses show how much the proper classification of tribal religions has depen…"

"The Hinduism of the Central Provinces is largely tinctured by nature and animal worship... there are usually a number…"

"Again, the problem of determining how far the various religions of India are mutually exclusive and how far they over…"

"The dividing line between Hinduism and Animism is uncertain"