Religion, Beliefs and Practices in North-East India

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In tribal society, religion, beliefs and practices govern all aspects of life. It is the outcome of feelings; the feeling of insecurity and ideas as to its causes induce an individual to act for its remedy and derived satisfaction out of helplessness. It grew out of man’s reflective thinking and recognition that there exists something greater than his self and thus strived to develop procedures to achieve a satisfactory relationship with it. These endeavours exercised a strong influence in the development of rituals, myths and beliefs. Even the material culture, the disease, selection of agriculture plot, beginning of house construction and hunting activities are influenced by the faiths and beliefs of tribe which are more often reflected in rituals. In a nutshell tribal religion exists within the whole system of their being. It is in this background the present volume delves the conceptual and contextual studies among different tribes of north-east India within the fold of academic and intellectual discourse.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR David R. Syiemlieh

David R. Syiemlieh holds a doctorate in History from the North Eastern Hill University, where he is presently Professor and Head of the Department of History. Author of British Administration in Meghalaya: Policy and Pattern (1989); A Brief History of the Catholic Church in Nagaland (1990); They Dared to Hope: The Congregation of Holy Cross in India (1998) and Survey of History on North East India 1970-1990 (2000), he has edited several volumes of the North East India History Association Proceedings of which Association he was General Secretary for many yeaers. Prof. Syiemlieh has contributed articles in numerous journals and edited volumes. These relate largely to the history of the North East. He has been the recipient of several grants and fellowships - Charles Wallace Grant (1993); Briths Council Grant (1996); India-France Cultural Exchange Programme (1997); and more recently a Fulbright Fellowship at Notre Dame University USA, 1999-2000.