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020 _a9780198075578
100 1 _aDatta, Birendranatha.
245 1 0 _aCultural contours of north-east India /
_cby Birendranath Datta.
260 _aNew York ;
_bOxford University Press,
_c2012.
300 _axiv, 255 p. :
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_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-255).
505 _aCONTENTS: 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.
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520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aFolklore
_zIndia, Northeastern.
651 0 _aIndia, Northeastern
_xCivilization.
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