The Role of Religious Rituals in Fishing Community
A Study of Irakkam Fishermen in Pulicat Lake
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19003852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Subba Reddy (Arba Minch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 202-216 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Oriental Anthropologist A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-558X • E-ISSN: 0976-3430 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0972558x20913755 |
| OpenAlex | W3023660917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article focuses on the religious rituals associated with fishing and the processes that are in vogue in the fishermen community of Pulicat Lake. The role of the rituals in the contemporary socioeconomic context of the fishermen community is analyzed by applying functionalistic approach. The data were collected from the fishermen of Irakkam Island in Tada mandal of Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh state, by employing the qualitative techniques such as in-depth interview, observation, and focus group discussions. It is found that fishermen perform varieties of rituals such as annual worshipping of ancestral spirits, ritual of launching of new boat, worshipping of clan deities at clan level, and communal worship at village level. All these rituals are considerably functional in fulfilling the psychological needs of individuals and social needs of the community at the household, clan, and community levels. The psychological prop and social cohesion are found to be the most essential features of fishermen community to cope up with the social, economic, and environmental challenges, and these rituals function as instruments to instill psychological strength and social solidarity
Archaeology · Clan · Fishing · Geography · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Solidarity · Worship · Anthropology · Asian Studies and History · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies · Demography
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |