Naga Identities: Changing Local Cultures in the Northeast of India/
by Micheal Oppitz et.al.
- 1st Ed.
- Gent; Snoeck Publishers, 2008.
- 464P:, 28cm.
CONTENTS
1. Preface. 2. The Naga: An Introduction. 3. Col. Woodthorpe: Surveyor-Draftsman-Ethnographer. 4. Naga Identity: Enduring Heritage. 5. Creating Naga: Identity between Colonial Construction, Political Calculation, and Religious Instrumentalization. 6. Warrior Ornaments. 7. Interview with Allem Longkumer. 8. Cultural Construction of Nationalism: Myths, Legends and Memories. 9. Interview with Chingmak Kejong. 10. Changes in the Naga Family. 11. Scenes of Agriculture and Daily Life. 12. Defeated Warriors, Successful Weavers. 13. Wrap Skirts and Shawls. 14. Naga Basketry with Special Reference to the Chang and Khiamniungan Nagas. 15. Interview with S. Ayim Longkumer. 16. The Log Drum. 17. The Art of Naga Woodcarving. 18. On the Music of Naga Society of Northeast India (and Burma). 19. Interview with Theja Meru. 20. The Songs of The Nagas. 21. Everyday Life, Agriculture, Hunting and Crafts. 22. The Stories Stones Tell: Naga Oral Stories and Culture. 23. Interview with Talimeren Jamir. 24. Shadows and Tigers: Concepts of Soul and Tiger-Men. 25. Interview with Reverend Nodlen Longkumer. 26. Scenes of Everyday Life in Historical Photographs. 27. The Naga Language Groups within the Tibeto-Burman Language Family. 28. Archeology of Local Cultures: New Findings and Interpretations in Nagaland. 29. Interview with Jose Mukala, Bishop of Kohima. 30. Jewellery. 31. Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf-Collector and Chronicler of the Nagas between Two Fronts. 32. he Digitization of Naga Collection in the West and the return of Culture. 33. Interview with Kaka D. Iralu. 34. Religion Today. 35. Pluralistic Beliefs: Christianity and Healing among the Angami Nagas. 36. Circling the Altar Stone: Bhuban Pilgrimage and the Symbolism of Religious Traditions. 37. Interview with a Young Naga Women. 38. Fashion Trends in Contemporary Nagaland. 39. Lists and Credits. 40. Authors. Includes Bibliography, Index and Acknowledgements.