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040 _cCUS
082 _a305.800954
_bMAH/N
100 _aMahanta, K.C.
_9721
245 0 _aNorth-East India: the horizon of anthropology/
_cK.C. Mahanta
260 _aDelhi:
_bKalpaz,
_c2008.
300 _a328 p. ;
_c23 cm.
505 _aAnthropology 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.
650 _aManners and customs
_9377
650 _aIndia--Assam
_9722
650 _aNortheastern India
_9379
650 _aEthnology
_9380
942 _cWB16
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999 _c153264
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