Customs and Traditions of the Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Customary practices and festivals in the traditional Mizo society/Paul Songhaulal Songate. 2. Customary laws and practices of the simtes of Manipur/Ginneihching Simte. 3. Some aspects of the Vaiphei customary laws/Lalthanpari. 4. On divorce and widow remarriage: the lesser known practice of pre-colonial Lusei marriage system/Benjamin Ralte. 5. Traditional practice of the Paite: a study of the Inndongta/Thanghmingliana. 6. Revisiting the Bodo culture/Oinam Ranjit Singh and Nushar Bargayary. 7. The Megalithic life of the Khasi-Jaintia/Zoremsiami Pachuau. 8. Traditional health care in colonial Mizoram/Zothanpuii. 9. Understanding socio-cultural taboos in the traditional Mizo society/Lalzarzoa. 10. A Mizo religious account of the world beyond the grave/R. Lalruatkima. 11. The spirit world in Mizo traditional concept/K. Vanlalmawia. 12. Children in Mizo society: an historical investigation/Rohmingmawii. 13. The Mizo and their traditional political system/Chawngsailova. 14. The nature and function of the chieftainship court of Mizo/K.C. Vannghaka. 15. Barter, tradition and transformation of exchange values resulting from colonial intervention in the Mizo Hills/Orestes Rosanga. 16. Christianity and its impacts on the tribes of Manipur/Salam Irene. 17. Zawlbuk as a centre of learning/Laldampuii. 18. Tlawmngaihna and Mizo society: a geo-cultural perspective/C. Lalhumbika. 19. Reflection or creation of myth/Lalsanglian Hnamte. 20. Impact of Christianity among the Hmar women of Manipur/Lalmalsawmi. 21. Status of women in the early Mizo society: negotiating through gender study/Lalnunthari. Index.

This book contains 21 research papers presented in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Customs and Traditions of the Hill Peoples of North East India”. It deals with the various aspects of the customs and traditions of the people of the region ranging from social, political and economic system to religion, health care system and even to gender issues. The book also deals with the impacts of Christianity on some of the tribes of the region.