Author: Chandrika Singh Publisher: Manas Publications ISBN: 9788170493334 Category : Ethnology Languages : en Pages : 354
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The Naga Society Comprising Of Various Tribes And Sub-Tribes Belonging To Indo-Mongoloid Race And Now Inhabited In The North-Eastern Region Of India. Isolated From The Civilized World, The Nagas Remained Confined To The Villages And Relied On Minimum Needs Of The Life Based On Tribal Customary Laws And Conventional Practice, Till The British Subjugated Them And Seized Their Territory. Every Thing Began To Change In The Naga Society With The Changes In Their Concepts When They Came Close To The Outside World. The March Of The Naga Society From Traditionality To Modernization, Need Through Investigation, Close Observation And Critical Interpretation. The Book Explores The Origin And Growth Of The Nagas And Analyses Various Critial Circumstances Through Which The Society Had Passed. The Book Would Be Of Immense Help To Those Who Have The Curiosity To Know The Nagas, Their History, Culture, Politics, Struggle For Peace And Development, Etc.
Author: N. Venuh Publisher: ISBN: Category : Ao (Indic people) Languages : en Pages : 168
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The Nagas Belong To Multi Ethnic Groups And Subgroups, But With Similarity In Physical Features And Affinity In Culture. Before The Advent Of The British To The Naga Hills, The Nagas Were In A State Of Confinement As They Followed The Traditions Of Their
Author: Tezenlo Thong Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317075315 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 213
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The term ’progress’ is a modern Western notion that life is always improving and advancing toward an ideal state. It is a vital modern concept which underlies geographic explorations and scientific and technological inventions as well as the desire to harness nature in order to increase human beings’ ease and comfort. With the advent of Western colonization and to the great detriment of the colonized, the notion of progress began to perniciously and pervasively permeate across cultures. This book details the impact of the notion of progress on the Nagas and their culture. The interaction between the Nagas and the West, beginning with British military conquest and followed by American missionary intrusion, has resulted in the gradual demise of Naga culture. It is almost a cliché to assert that since the colonial contact, the long evolved Naga traditional values are being replaced by Western values. Consequences are still being felt in the lack of sense of direction and confusion among the Nagas today. Just like other Indigenous Peoples, whose history is characterized by traumatic cultural turmoil because of colonial interference, the Nagas have long been engaged in self-shame, self-negation and self-sabotage.
Author: Jelle J. P. Wouters Publisher: ISBN: 9780692983355 Category : Naga (South Asian people) Languages : en Pages : 0
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The title of this book 'Nagas in the 21st Century' is both an adaptation and a (modest) self-proclaimed sequel to Verrier Elwin's (1969) iconic Nagas in the Nineteenth Century. In this anthology, Elwin introduces and brings together a collection of administrative reports, tour diaries, and ethnographic descriptions on Naga tribes, all written in the 19th century. During the colonial era Naga tribes turned into an ethnological hotbed, even a cradle of British social anthropology. Back then, writings on Nagas were many, varied and colourful, and included rituals and religion, political structures and sentiments, taboos and omens, dress and ornaments, funeral customs, head-hunting, monolithic cultures, and so on. This ubiquity of colonial accounts, however, contrasts starkly with the scant material generated during the post-colonial period. In fact, as a corollary of the protracted Indo-Naga conflict scholars working on Nagas now grapple with a decades-wide ethnographic void. This, however, is now starting to change. The contributors to this book take Elwin's anthology, or other colonial sources, as a point of reference, and then link these texts to their own areas of research offering critiques, comparisons, and contrasts as they proceed. A number of Naga tribes are the subject of essays which address various aspects of contemporary Naga society including Naga identity; the Naga 'village republic'; transition in traditional governance; the significance of dreams; the effects of Christian conversion; the Hornbill Festival; a Naga understanding of the head-hunting culture; Naga nationalist politics; festival continuity and change and post-conflict society. Taken together the chapters aim to offer a set of insights and new departures into the study of contemporary Naga society.
Author: Tezenlo Thong Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319439340 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 139
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This book examines the formation of identity of the Nagas in northeast India in light of the proselytizing efforts by the Americans and the colonization by the British in their search for control over areas inhabited by the Nagas which were perfect for tea plantations. The author explores the westernization of Naga culture, its effect on the Naga Nationalist movement, and how it has led to the formation of modern Naga identity. As a unique indigenous group, the colonization of the Naga people offers fresh insights into our understanding of the processes and effects of colonization in India, as well as its long-term negative effects, particularly with regards to the preservation of traditional beliefs and customs.
Author: Chandrika Singh
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Author: Jelle J. P. Wouters
Author: Jelle J P Wouters
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