Customs and Traditions of the Hill Peoples of Northeast India

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Customary practices and festivals in the traditional Mizo society ...9 2. Customary laws and practices of the simtes of Manipur ...14 3.. Some aspects of the Vaiphei customary laws ...27 4. On divorce and widow remarriage : The lesser known practice of pre-colonial lusei marriage system ...36 5. Traditional practice of the paite : A study of the Inndongta ...44 6. Revisiting the bodo culture ...51 7. The megalithic life of the Khasi -Jaintia ...61 8. Traditional health care in Colonial Mizoram ...66 9. Understanding Socio-cultural Taboos in the traditional Mizo society ...74 10. A Mizo religious account of the world beyond the grave ...81 11. The spirit world in Mizo traditional concept ...86 12. Children in Mizo society : An historical investigation ...92 13. The Mizo and their traditional political system ...101 14. The nature and function of the chieftainship court of Mizo ...107 15. Barter, tradition and transformation of exchange values resulting from Colonial interventionin the Mizo hills ...114 16. Christianity and its impacts on the tribes of Manipur ...123 17. Zawlbuk as a centre of learning ...133 18. Tiawmngaihna and Mizo society : A geo -cultural perspective ...139 19. Reflection or creation of Myth ...150 20. Impact of christianity among the Hmar women of Manipur ...160 21. Status of women in the early Mizo society : Negotiating through gender study ...178