Ethnographic Prespective of the Novel ‘Meenkaara Theru’

Abstract

Ethnography is a tool for identifying the people belonging to a particular society and a particular ethnic group. This article is an ethnographical study of the Muslim people in 'Meenkara Theru’ written by 'Keeranur Zakirraja'. This article overall examines the basic needs of the Muslim people such as the food they eat, the clothes they wear, the things they carry, their living arrangements, the accessories they use, the customs, beliefs, rituals they follow, the way they worship God, the problems they face, the divisions found among them, occupations, their administrative system, the status of women and so on. In this way, it can be said that this article identifies the unique characteristics of the Muslim people.