Constructing the Divine

ISBN-13: 9781032653976 / Miękka / 2024 / 284 str.

G. Kanato Chophy

Opis

This book chronicles the transition of the Sumi tribe in the North-East Indian state of Nagaland from the period of colonial contact up to the present-day context. A critical understanding of Sumi society and culture is at the heart of the narrative, and the analysis of Sumi religion and world view remains the main thrust of this book. It is arg

Spis treści

1.  Introduction 2.  Problems and Methods 3.  Locating the Sumi Naga 4.  The Self and Other: The Fulcrum of Sumi Religious System 5.  Rituals, Livelihood and World View 6.  The Story from the West: Concourse of Sumi Christianity and Global Christian Narratives 7.  Divinity, Ideology and Religious Behaviour 8.  The Forms of Stories in Social Life 9. Conclusion

O autorze

G. Kanato Chophy is a social anthropologist with a doctorate from the University of Delhi. He is a Fellow of the New India Foundation (2017-18), Bangalore.