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Megalithic Traditions of North East India/ Edited by Queenbala Marak

Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi 2019Description: 262p. xxxix; 23cmISBN:
  • 9386682702
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 954.1 MEG
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Gifted Books Central Library North East Collection 954.1 MEG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 27/05/2025 7697

CONTENTS
Section- I: Regional Specifics
1. The Enchanting Monuments of Khasi-Jaintia Hills
2. Poumai Megalithic Types and their Functions
3. Origin, Affinties ad Chronology of Naga Megaliths
4. Construction of Megaliths by Karbis of Demoria
5. Ideological Basis of Megaliths in Mizo society
6. Langtsaok Tradition of Lepchas in Sikkim

Section- II: Symbolic Nature of Megaliths
7. Megaliths, Materiality and Meaning
8. Monumentality, social Memories and the Idea of Landcape in Naga Megalithic Tradition
9. Mortuary Behaviour of the Jaintias of Meghalaya
10. The Sociology of Stones in Nagaland
11. From an Eastern 'Stonehenge' to a Strategic Market Place

Section- III: Land, Changes and Continuity
12. Social Markers of the Garos: Looking at a Tradition Undergoing Change
13. Wood Engravings as a Cultural Memories of the Chakhesang Nagas
14. The Megaliths of Cherrapunjee in Changing Times

Includes Index

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