Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255).

CONTENTS: Salient Features of the Cultural Heritage of North-east India: A Rough Sketch -- The Study of the Folklore Material of Northeast India: The Case for Taking an Integrated and Multi-dimensional Approach -- Contacts, Togetherness, and Commoness among Tribal and Non-tribal Populations of Northeast India: As Reflected in Folklore -- Writing an Integrated History of Northeast India: Traditional and Local Material of Historical Value -- The Sankaradeva Movement and its Legacy of Cultural Liberation in India's Northeast -- Sankaradeva and the Tribals of Northeast India -- Historical and Cultural Relations between Manipur and Assam -- Madhava Kandali and His Ramayana: An Introduction -- Rama-katha in the Tribal and Folk Traditions of Assam -- Sabin Alun: The Karbi Ramayana -- The Rama-katha Story in the Mizo Tradition -- Karbi Folklore: Some Outstanding Features -- The Misings and Their Folklore -- Changing Contours of Tribal Folklore: Through the Northeast Indian Window -- Changing Functions of Traditional Narratives: An Indian Perspective with Special Reference to Northeast India -- History of the Performing Arts of Assam: An Overview -- Some Aspects of the Traditional Arts and Crafts of Assam -- Manipuri Manuscript Painting -- A Distinctive Northeast Indian Genre -- Index.

This book explores aspects of culture and folklore of different states and tribes of north-east India. It examines arts and crafts, regional painting traditions, puppetry, literature, performing arts, cultural relations between different states, and religious cults and movements of the region.