CONTENTS

1. The Satra Institution- Form, Life and Culture: Understanding Medieval Vaishnava Traditions of Assam, by D. Nath.
2. Neo-Vaishnavism and Other Religion Cults of Assam: A Study in Conflict and Compromises, by S. Barman.
3. The Bhakti Movement and its Multipronged Impact on the Mataks and the Sikhs: A Comparative Study, by S. Dutta.
4. Religion and Social Change: Neo-Vaishnavism Vis-a-vis Tribal Groups in Assam Valley, by C. K. Sharma.
5. Vaishnavite Occult Practices in Medieval Assamese Society: A History of Acceptance and Defiance, by C. K. Sharma.
6. Vaishnavism in Manipur- A Historical Retrospect by M. Jitendra Singh.
7. Traditional Religion of the Bodos: From Traditional Practices to Institutionalization by A. K. Boro.
8. Changes of Missing Religious Beliefs and Practices: Impact of Hinduism, Christianity and other Religious by L. N. Pegu.
9. Material Transformation and Religion: Interface Between the Deories and the Mahapurushiya Religion, by Indibar Deory.
10. Double Descent and the Concept of Purity and Pollution among the Dimasas of Assam, by Uttam Bathari.
11. The Philosophy of DonyiPolo: Reading the Conciousness of Indigenous Religion of Arunachal Pradesh, by Tana Showren.
12. Christianity in the Hills of North East India: Education for Change and Development, by David R. Syiemlieh.
13. Monasticsm Compared- Satras of Assam vs Christian Churches, by Thomas Churches.
14. Satra Christianity and Conversion: A Case Study of the Majuli Island, by Kishor Goswami.
15. State, Mystics and Imigrants: Emergence of the Islam in Assam- Historical Phases, by Jahnabi Gogoi Nath.
16. Folk, Court and Popular: Hermeneutics of Religious Beliefs and Practices, by Soumen Sen.
17. Religion and Social Formation: The Nath-Yogis of Assam- From Community to Caste, by D. Nath.
18. Oriya Poetry, Religion and Resistance: Towards a Local Cosmology, by B. K. Danta.
Includes Bibliography and Index.