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Munda-Magyar-Maori : An Indian Link Between the Antipodes : New Tracks of Hungarian Orig/F.A. Uxbond. New Delhi, Gyan, 2006, xii, 448 p., illus., $35. ISBN 81-212-0892-0.



Contents: Introduction. I. Maori and Magyar: 1. The celestial bodies. 2. Religion and religious figures. 3. Cult of ancestors, poetry, love of Fatherland. 4. Some customs and habits. 5. The language. 6. Geographical connections. 7. Ornaments. 8. Physical features-clothing and personal ornaments-weapons. 9. About waters and fishing. II. The Munda, the link between Magyar and Maori. 10. A glance at Pre-Aryan India. 11. Some Indian tribes. 12. Notes on some languages of India. 13. Is Magyar a Munda language? 14. India and the Magyar. 15. India and the Maori. Concluding remarks. Bibliography. Appendices.



"The book is a beautiful authentic anthropological study of Maori people of New Zealand and Magyar of Hungary. The study tries to establish their relationship with the Mundas in India. Detailed study has been made of Maori and Magyar in two parts.



Part I of the book. Various topics discussed are celestial bodies, religion and religious figures, cult of ancestors, poetry, love of fatherland, some customs and habits. The languages, geographical connections, ornaments, physical features about water and fishing.



In Part II, it discusses the Munda in link between Magyar and Maori. It further discusses Pre-Aryan India, some Indian tribes. Notes on some languages of India, is Magyar a Munda language? India and the Magyar, India and the Maori. In the end it appends a detailed account of Munda-Magyar comparison of grammatical words/meanings. These have been verified from English/Sanskrit dictionary, which is an important aspect to understand their language and relationship." (jacket)



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