Tribal Theology Reviewing the Naga Traditional Worldview

includes index and biblioraphy

Womanist Theology: A methodological Concern..............1 The Development of womanist Theology.............1 Emergence of Womanist Theology in the USA..............3 Sources and methodology of Afro-American Womanist Theology...............3 Anthropology: Basis of Womanist- Epistemological Framework..........6 Womanist theology and God-talk..............9 Womanist theology and Feminist Theology........16 Womanist theology and the Context of Naga Women.................23 Naga Traditional Culture and the Subordination of Female...........31 The Nagas ........31 Defining the Meaning and usage of the Term culture............33 Naga Traditional Culture and Patriarchy............33 Sources of Authority in Naga Tradition......63 Naga Traditional religion and the Alienation of Woman .....................69 Naga Traditional Religion termed Animism...................................69 A Critial Reflection on the Androcentric Nature of Naga Traditional Religion..........73 Naga Women`s Transition from Naga Traditional Religion to Christianity and its Affects.................87 Naga Woman`s Struggle IN COntemparary christian Context............89 A Theological Critique on the naga traditional WorldView with particular reference to the Concept of cosmic Oneness............93 Retionale for employing the Methodological Tool of re-reding the Oral Traditions.........94 Sources of Naga Traditional worldview.............94 The significance of Myths in Naga Tradition............97 Re-REding the Naga Traditional Myths On the Conccept of COsmic Oneness.....................97 A Naga Womanist re-Interpretation fo the Naga Traditional Worldview for Relevancy today......................127 Findings and Conclustion............149 Findings of he Research...........149 Implications and Challenges for a Holistic world View........164