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The Rabha : a traditional society in modern-day India / Nilpadmini Rabha, Ph.D.
LIBRA DS432.R2 R33 2020
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rabha, Nilpadmini, 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rabha (Indic people)--India--Assam--Religion.
- Rabha (Indic people).
- Religion.
- Assam (India)--Religious life and customs.
- Assam (India).
- India--Assam.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Mississauga, Ontario : Occam Academic Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "The Rabha are an ancient tribal community of the northeast area of India. With both a unique language and religion, they represent an ancient culture continuing to live in modern India; while some aspects of the Hindu religion appear to be assimilated by the community, the author is careful to note that they continue to retain much of their own, exclusive features and points out some of those. The author goes to a great depth to present both the religious and social aspects of the Rabha people and weaves a tapestry of the interrelationships between the two, which serves as the basis for Rabha life today, as it has also functioned historically. She goes further, pointing out the changes of the Rabha that are occurring in modern Indian society, and points to a number of influences that modern religions are having on the traditional rituals and rites. With its in-depth study of the unique features of a little-known, ancient society of North East India, the text should be of considerable value for the sociologist, as well as the student of little-known tribal religions; it will also provide a great deal of knowledge to those who are trying to understand the changes that are taking place in modern Indian society, as well as other transitioning nations. "-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Understanding Tribal Religions of North-East India
- Rabha Religion and its Philosophical Significance
- Socio-Religious Aspects and Institutions of the Rabha
- Moral Aspects of Rabha Religion
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Based on author's thesis (Ph. D.)--North Eastern Hill University.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten International Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781775160779
- 1775160777
- OCLC:
- 1149150898
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