Acclaimed for its unique ecosystem and Royal Bengal tigers, the
mangrove islands that comprise the Sundarbans area of the Bengal
delta are the setting for this pioneering anthropological work. The
key question that the author explores is: what do tigers mean for
the islanders of the Sundarbans? The diverse origins and current
occupations of the local population produce different answers to
this question ? but for all, ?the tiger question? is a significant
social marker. Far more than through caste, tribe or religion, the
Sundarbans islanders articulate their social locations and
interactions by reference to the non-human world ? the forest and
its terrifying protagonist, the man-eating tiger.
The book combines rich ethnography on a little-known region with
contemporary theoretical insights to provide a new frame of
reference to understand social relations in the Indian
subcontinent. It will be of interest to scholars and students of
anthropology, sociology, development studies, religion and cultural
studies, as well as those working on environment, conservation, the
state and issues relating to discrimination and marginality.
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