Highlighting the intangible cultural heritage of Assam, the gateway to northeast India, the present volume contains papers under seven themes for documenting such heritage. They include Folk Tales, Rituals, Cults and Religious Practices, Festivals, Music and Performing Arts, Arts and Crafts, Culinary Traditions, Ethno-Sciences and Conservation of Biodiversity. Based on field work of a number of scholars, this book is an humble tribute to the creativity as well as the ingenuity of the Assamese Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is hoped that the volume would be relevant to anthropologists, sociologists and other connoisseur of folk and tribal heritage as well as traditional knowledge system.
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Assam
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Title
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Assam
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Pratibha Prakashan, 2008
ISBN
9788177021796
Length
ix+308p., References; Notes; 26cm.
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