Contents: Introduction. 1. Birth and birth ceremony. 2. Marriage and marriage ceremony. 3. Pre-Hindunisation betrothal ceremony of the Meiteis. 4. The cult of dead and funerary rituals in the traditional Meitei society. 5. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

"The book, The Meitei Society: A Study on Life Circle Ceremonies is an interesting aspect of the culture of Meities the major community in Manipur. Though they are Indian, they belongs to the Mongoloid stock with distinct cultural trait before their conversion into Hinduism in the 18 century A.D. Till now we can vividly seen a synthesis of the past culture with Hindu culture. That is why we find an unique feature in the Meitei culture. The author tried to explore the traditional culture specially on their life circle ceremonies making a comparative study with that of Hinduism. The book will be very helpful to those who study on ethnology specialty of North-East India." (jacket)