Religious Tradition and Social Practices in Assam: Essays on Popular Religion. Buddhist Tradition and Writing Culture / eng
edited by D. Nath
- Guwahati: DVS Pub., 2016
- 271p.; 23cm.
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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