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This volume gives an in-depth account of cultural heritage of
Nagaland covering important themes like cultural beliefs,
traditional knowledge, material culture, and social institutions.
Contributors from diverse dis ciplines and backgrounds have delved
into the cultural heritage of the state's variegated tribes.
Nagaland a hilly state in North-East India had been the centre of
British colonialism and American Baptist mission. This cultural
contact is significantly reflected in the socio-cultural life, and
the contributors have shed light on the continuities and changes.
This volume highlights the multiplicity of cultural traditions that
are specific to various tribes inhabiting sixteen districts of
Nagaland, since their experiences of modernity and cultural contact
with 'others' have been diverse. The contributors have mainly
focussed on the cultural heritage of the majority Naga tribes, but
other tribes like the Kukis and Kacharis are part and parcel of the
cultural melting pot of Nagaland, and this volume in a way
underscores the cultural exchange and interactions. Taylor &
Francis does not sell or distribute the print version of this book
in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
From being characterized as 'primitive tribe' in the colonial
imagination to become predominantly practitioners of the American
Baptist faith, the Sumi Naga - formerly known as the Sema Naga - in
the North-East Indian state of Nagaland have come a long way ever
since this Naga tribe encountered the white man toward the latter
half of the nineteenth century. This book in a way chronicles the
transition of Sumi society from the period of colonial contact up
to the present-day context. A critical understanding of Sumi
society and culture is at the heart of the narrative, and the
analysis of Sumi religion and world view remains the main thrust of
this book. It is argued that the Sumi, who are overwhelmingly
Baptists, are faced with new religious issues which has brought
about not only schismatic divisions but also rendering ebullience
to religious life, and that a new discourse has emerged in Sumi
religion. The author positions himself as an 'insider', and in
doing so has given a reflexive account of Sumi religious life,
meanwhile substantiating the arguments and findings in the light of
contemporary theoretical developments. The volume brings out
compelling evidence that religion significantly shapes the daily
life of the Sumi. It offers a detailed ethnographic study of Sumi
religion and world view, as the Sumi Naga was seldom studied
in-depth in the post-Independence period. Please note: Taylor &
Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India,
Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
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