{"id":154,"date":"2022-08-02T15:49:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T13:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.dev.nb.no\/en\/?post_type=research&p=154"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:29:32","slug":"selected-manuscripts","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/www.nb.no\/en\/research\/santali-manuscripts-and-cultural-heritage\/selected-manuscripts\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected manuscripts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santali manuscripts. Manuscripts that Santal sources wrote down. The material, which has folkloristic character, consists of 19 volumes. For detailed information, see Soren\u2019s catalogue and detailed table of content for each volume (1999: p. 66-95).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:A<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 titles \u2013 folktales, beliefs, kinship, sub clans, family deities. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256696<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:B<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

33 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256698<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:C<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 titles \u2013 folk songs, ceremonial songs. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256699<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:D<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256700<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:E<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256701<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:F<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

65 titles \u2013 subsepts, totems, taboos, custom, festivals, spirits and deities. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256702<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:G<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

47 titles \u2013 subsepts, totems, taboos. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256703<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:H<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

41 titles \u2013 subsepts, totems, taboos. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257234<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:I<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 titles \u2013 subsepts, totems, taboos. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257235<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:K<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 titles \u2013 games, witchcraft, history, folktales, metaphors. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257238<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:L<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

31 titles \u2013 food, witchcraft, medicine, festivals, folk songs. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257240<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:M<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 titles \u2013 witchcraft, spirits, deities, funeral ceremony, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257242<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:N<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

131 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257244<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:O<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

46 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257455<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:P<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

37 titles \u2013 folktales, witchcraft, incantations, medicine men, insurrection, beliefs. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257461<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:Q<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

148 titles \u2013 folktales, spirits and deities, witchcraft, incantations, beliefs. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257462<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:R<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

58 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257463<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:S<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 titles \u2013 witchcraft, incantations, medicine man. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257465<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.4\u00b0 1469:T<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 titles \u2013 witchcraft, incantations, medicine man, sorcery, spirits and deities. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_257467<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santal folktales, written down by Santals. The 27 volumes contain mostly folktales, but also subjects like folk song, tradition, etc. A selection of the titles are published in \u00abSantal Folktales\u00bb, ed. by P. O. Bodding, Vol. 1-3, Oslo 1925-1929 (Instituttet for sammenlignende kulturforskning, serie B, 2, 7 og 14). For information about the different volumes see Santosh K. Soren\u2019s Santalia: Catalogue of Santali Manuscripts in Oslo (1999: p. 19-52).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:A<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

40 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_254744<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:B<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

50 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_254745<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:C<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_254746<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:D<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

113 titles \u2013 folktales, beliefs, omens, hunting, custom, taboos. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_254747<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:E<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 titles \u2013 folktales, games and plays. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255152<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:F<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255154<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:G<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255155<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:H<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255156<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:I<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255297<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:J<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 titles \u2013 games and plays, tatooing, food, witchcraft, omens. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255298<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:K<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 titles \u2013 folktales, traditions, birth, marriage. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255299<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:L<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

32 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255300<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:M<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 titles \u2013 mission, history, traditions, birth, marriage. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255301<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:N<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 titles \u2013 medicine men, witchcraft, dance, festivals, omens, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255302<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:O<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 titles \u2013 folktales, insurrection. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255303<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:P<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

31 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255304<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:Q<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_255305<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:R<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 titles \u2013 folktales. (Volume Rb in Soren, 1999) NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256410<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:R:a<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 titles \u2013 folktales, medicine. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256412<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:S<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256413<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:T<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 titles \u2013 folktales, metaphors, medicine, riddles, games and plays. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256414<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:U<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 titles \u2013 beliefs, religion, traditions, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256726<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:V<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 titles \u2013 birth, medicine, riddles. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256727<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:W<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

35 titles \u2013 folktales, customs, ceremonies. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256728<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:X<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

70 titles \u2013 folktales, beliefs, customs, insurrection, marriage, clan system, life, folk songs. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256729<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:Y<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 titles \u2013 folktales, insurrection, marriage, customs, hunting. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256730<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1448:Z<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

35 titles \u2013 folktales, folk songs, marriage. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256732<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1449<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santali folktales Manuscripts written down by Santals, except for the first three stories, which Bodding himself wrote down in order to illustrate to the Santali sources how to record their stories on paper. The book has the superscription \u00abMnemone\u00famata\u00bb. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_256710<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1450<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santali vocabulary. This material constitutes 23 volumes of words and concepts regarding tradition, custom, etc. that Santals wrote down. For detailed information, see Soren (1999).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.8\u00b0 1451<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santali vocabulary. The material consists of 107 small, thin books with Santali vocabulary words and explanations. The words are alphabetical.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1684<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santali vocabulary. This material was the basis of Bodding\u2019s Santali-English Dictionary, a project that Skefsrud initiated. Skefsrud founded the Norwegian Santal Mission that was active in Santhal Parganas (Soren: 1999). This material relates to documents registered as Ms.fol. 1685. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_271837<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1685<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santali vocabulary. See Ms.fol. 1684. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_271843<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santali manuscripts. With few exceptions, this material is a duplicate copy of Ms.8\u00b0 1448 and Ms.4\u00b0 1469, written out by H.J. Muston on loose papers. File IX is not a duplicate and is completely different from the others material (Soren: 1999).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File I: Folktales<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269194<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269195<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269197<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269198<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1:5<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269199<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269200<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1:7<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269201<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:1:8<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269202<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File II: Folktales<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269204<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269205<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269206<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269207<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2:5<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269208<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269209<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2:7<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

48 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269210<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:2:8<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 titles, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269211<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File III: Folktales and daily life of the Santals<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 titles \u2013 folktales, rebellion, agriculture. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269606<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 titles \u2013 folktales, festivals, ceremonial songs. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269607<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269608<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269609<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3:5<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

34 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269610<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269611<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3:7<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269612<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:3:8<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269613<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File IV: Folktales<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269616<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

34 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269617<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269618<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269619<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4:5<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269620<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269621<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4:7<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269622<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:4:8<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

43 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269623<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File V: Folktales, rebellion, witchcraft<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 titles \u2013 folktales, rebellion, witchcraft. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269625<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269626<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269627<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269628<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5:5<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269629<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269630<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5:7<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269631<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:5:8<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 titles \u2013 folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269632<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File VI: Folktales and daily life of the Santals<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:6:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 titles \u2013 folktales, witchcraft. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269634<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:6:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

35 titles \u2013 omens, deities, festivals, witchcraft, taboos, beliefs, traditions. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269635<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:6:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 titles \u2013 agriculture, food, beliefs, daily life, village council, rebellion, Assam colony. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269636<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:7<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File VII: Subclans, totems, taboos, custom, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:7:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 titles \u2013 clans, totems, custom, festivals, spirits and deities, medicine men, witchcraft. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269959<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:7:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

37 titles \u2013 subclans, totems, taboos, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269961<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:7:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 titles \u2013 subclans, totems, taboos, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269962<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:7:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24 titles \u2013 subclans, totems, taboos, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269963<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:7:5<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

39 titles \u2013 subclans, totems, taboos, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269964<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:7:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 titles \u2013 subclans, totems, taboos, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269965<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File VIII: Daily life, traditions, custom, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 titles \u2013 birth and purification, custom, beliefs, dreams. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269967<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 titles \u2013 games and plays, folktales. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269969<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 titles \u2013 snake bite, incantation, spirits. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269970<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 titles \u2013 incantations, songs, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269971<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:5<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 titles \u2013 festivals and songs, custom. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269972<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

38 titles \u2013 daily life, hunting, agriculture, food, beliefs, women\u2019s work. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269973<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:<\/strong>7<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 title \u2013 food, agriculture, clothing, fishing, hunting. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269975<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:8<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 title \u2013 food, agriculture, clothing, fishing, hunting. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269976<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:8:9<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 title \u2013 folk songs, church songs. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_269977<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:9<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

File IX: Anthropoligical and ethnological papers, some Santali, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:9:1<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A collection of anthropological papers and some official letters. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_271798<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:9:2<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 titles \u2013 language, incantations.\u00bbMantar.\u00bb NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_271800<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:9:3<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethnological questions and papers. Originally 18 titles, three are missing (i.p.p.): 2954, 2955 and 2956 (see Santosh K. Soren, 1999, for information about these manuscripts). NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_271801<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:9:4<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bodding\u2019s papers in English and Norwegian, incl. Santal stories in Norwegian translated by Bodding. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_271871<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1686:9:6<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copy of the agreement on how Santali should be written. NBdigital: URN:NBN:no-nb_digimanus_271873<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms.fol. 1687<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santali manuscripts. These 25 manuscripts deal mostly with the daily life of the Santali people. The Santals recorded the first 23 manuscripts, while Bodding recorded the last two (Soren: 1999).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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