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Religious Tradition and Social Practices in Assam: edited by D. Nath eng Essays on Popular Religion. Buddhist Tradition and Writing Culture /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Guwahati: DVS Pub., 2016Description: 271p.; 23cmISBN:
  • 9788186307984
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.0954162 REL
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CONTENTS
Introduction
1. The Religious and Philosophic Structure of the Medieval Assamese Neo-Vaisnavism.
2. Religion and Reality: An Inquiry into the Hindu Cults of Assam.
3. Women in History: Gender, Religion State and Society in Pre-Modern Assam.
4. A Critical Study of the Folk Religion and Oral Tradition of Lower Assam (From the 16th to 20th Century).
5. Society, Belief and Practice-Witch-Craft and Witch Hunting in Assam- A Socio-Historical Perspective.
6. Medieval and Later Buddhism in the Brahmaputra Valley.
7. Buddhism and the Khamti Society: A Study of the Khamtis of Nayaranpur in the Lakhimpur District of Assam.
8. Pre-Modern Writing Culture in Assam: The Tradition of Manuscript Writing.
9. The Science in the Traditional Manuscript-Writing Aids of Assam: Chancipat, Mahi and Hengul Haital.
Includes Contributors & Index.

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