Project Gutenberg 2004-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 522 Gurdon, P. R. T. (Philip Richard Thornhagh) 1863 1942 Gurdon, Philip Richard Thornhagh The Khasis Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Khasis" by P. R. T. Gurdon is a comprehensive ethnographic account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the Khasi people, delving into their manners, customs, laws, religious beliefs, folk-lore, and linguistic characteristics, offering a detailed portrayal of their culture and society. At the start of the book, Gurdon introduces the Khasi people, detailing the demographic distribution and geographical context of their habitat in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Assam. He describes their physical appearance, social structure characterized by matriarchy, and their lifestyle, emphasizing their cheerful and industrious nature. The opening sets the stage for a deeper examination into the Khasis, including their agricultural practices, domestic life, and cultural rituals that are woven into their daily existence and give insight into their unique identity. Gurdon also thanks various contributors, highlighting the collaborative efforts that informed his study of this resilient community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en kha Khasi (Indic people) DS Text Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 591163 2025-10-05T16:08:59.890316 text/html 591102 591001 2024-11-06T04:43:03.387152 2023-10-06T06:38:56.419567 text/html text/html 275044 2025-10-05T16:09:07.104281 application/epub+zip 281818 2025-10-05T16:09:01.671293 application/epub+zip 281818 2025-10-05T16:09:00.566306 application/epub+zip 474865 2025-10-05T16:09:11.295305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430968 2025-10-05T16:09:06.420326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405859 2022-09-06T22:29:27.508019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553591 2025-10-05T16:08:59.482367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533927 2024-10-28T19:51:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16203 2025-10-05T16:09:11.421281 application/rdf+xml 10920 2025-10-05T16:09:01.060339 image/jpeg 2984 2025-10-05T16:09:00.815306 image/jpeg 272303 2025-10-05T16:08:59.933297 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog