North-East India: the horizon of anthropology/
K.C. Mahanta
- Delhi: Kalpaz, 2008.
- 328 p. ; 23 cm.
Anthropology and the community : an overview -- The classical concept of family in India -- The problem of tribal tradition and identity in Assam -- Hill tribes of North East India -- Cultural interaction between Assam and the rest of India -- A town of Assam and its impact on the hinterland -- Socio-economic changes in an immigrant Sema village in Assam -- A study of dependability and support in old age in the Assamese society -- Barter system in a fishing community of Assam -- The Mithun : socio-economic significance among the Nishis Arunachal Pradesh -- Features of Kaibartta kinship system -- Gift-giving, reciprocity and the institution of bhal-manuh in a scheduled caste community of Assam -- Socio-economic status of the aged : a case study -- Industrial organisations and the universities in North-east India -- The concept of soul, sin and religious merit among the Kaibarttas of Monpur : a fishing community of Assam -- The folk concept of illness and traditional medical practices -- Vaishnavism in Assam and its impact on the Noctes of Arunachal Pradesh -- Vaishnavism among the Noctes : an ethnographic study -- A study of ethno-medicines in Assam : a general perspective -- Shamanistic dance and treatment of disease in Assam -- Causalty to environment : sequel to unsustainable developement -- Over-exploitation of North Sub-Himalayan vegetal resources : its impact on the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam -- Index.
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Manners and customs India--Assam Northeastern India Ethnology