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The book consists of twenty seven research papers dealing with religious culture of the people of Arunachal Pradesh. It throws light on various aspects of tribal culture with emphasis on spirits and deities, sacred specialists, sacred rituals etc. The Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, as practised by a number of Arunachali tribes are presented in a historical setting. The impact of Brahmanical culture in the foothills area of the state is also taken into ...
The edited volume entitled Sources of the History of Arunachal Pradesh takes into account literary, archaeological as well as oral sources for reconstructing the history and culture of the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachalees relation with the Ahoms as well as the British are also discussed on the basis of Buranjis and British archival documents. It also provides various sources for understanding Theravada as well as Mahayana Buddhism prevalent in western ...