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Reform, identity and narratives of belonging : the Heraka movement in Northeast India /
Reform, Identity and Narratives of Belonging focuses on the Heraka, a religious reform movement, and its impact on the Zeme, a Naga tribe, in the North Cachar Hills of Assam, India. Drawing upon critical studies of 'religion', cultural/ethnic identity, and nationalism, archival research in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2010.
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| Colección: | Continuum advances in religious studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Reform, Identity and Narratives of Belonging focuses on the Heraka, a religious reform movement, and its impact on the Zeme, a Naga tribe, in the North Cachar Hills of Assam, India. Drawing upon critical studies of 'religion', cultural/ethnic identity, and nationalism, archival research in both India and Britain, and fieldwork in Assam, the book initiates new grounds for understanding the evolving notions of 'reform' and 'identity' in the emergence of a Heraka 'religion'. Arkotong Longkumer argues that 'reform' and 'identity' are dynamically inter-related and linked to the revitalisation and n. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781441186447 1441186441 9786612552045 6612552042 9781472549211 147254921X 9781441196941 1441196943 9781441187345 1441187340 |