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ISBN | 9789386578150 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Bib. Info | xiv, 218p.; 24 cm. |
Product Weight | 650 gms. |
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The book studies the funeral customs of the Idu Mishmis of Arunachal Pradesh, India the study examines different components and dimensions of the most solemn, complex and elaborate ritual among the IduMishmis ya, the death ritual. moreover the shamanic oral chants are the crux of the ritual as it incorporates several myths which function as the charter of the culture and are basis of the community's belief systems and other cultural components.