TY  - BOOK
AU  - Datta,Birendranatha
TI  - Cultural contours of north-east India
SN  - 019807557X
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Folklore
KW  - India, Northeastern
KW  - Civilization
N1  - 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
N2  - 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.
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