Folk Culture of The Misings of Assam: Tradition and Change
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8186921273
Length
xx+228p., Figures; Tables; Maps; Plates; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; 25cm.
Subjects
The book is an in-depth study of the socio-cultural life of the Mising tribe of Assam, the second largest among the plain tribes of Assam. Studying their oral narratives, it deals with the factors that influence the material culture of the tribe and delve, broadly, into their folk art, craft, architecture, costumes and ornaments and food. It examines the way their traditional life pattern and legends, myths and tales are interwoven in aspects of their artistic ...