Jog Manjhi

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Jog Manjhi is a traditional community leader among the Santal people, responsible for guiding social conduct and customary practices within the village.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jog Manjhi canonical 1
Manjhi (village head) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Santal social institution ⓘ
customary office ⓘ
traditional community leader role ⓘ
associatedWith Santal people ⓘ
Santal villages ⓘ
linked to: Santhal villages
authorityScope social and cultural matters ⓘ
authorityType customary authority ⓘ
basedOn Santal customary law ⓘ
culturalContext Adivasi communities in eastern India ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation traditionally male role in many villages ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver village community matters ⓘ
hasRoleIn village social organization ⓘ
involves enforcement of community norms ⓘ
mediation of local disputes ⓘ
moral guidance to villagers ⓘ
languageContext Santali-speaking communities ⓘ
linkedTo Santal customary council ⓘ
notEquivalentTo formal state administrative office ⓘ
operatesWithin traditional Santal governance system ⓘ
positionType may be hereditary in some villages ⓘ
non-hereditary in some villages ⓘ
responsibleFor guiding social conduct ⓘ
maintaining social order in the village ⓘ
upholding customary practices ⓘ
selectionMethod chosen according to local Santal customs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manjhi Pargana system → includesRole → Manjhi (village head) ⓘ
linked to: Jog Manjhi