TY - BOOK AU - Varte, Lalchawiliana AU - Varte,Lalchawiliana TI - Sacrifice in Primal Religions: Socio-Economic and Religious Impacts and Role of the Church Towards the Dimasa Kocharis of Assam SN - 9789351483366 U1 - C30.1 PY - 2019/// CY - New Delhi PB - Christian World Imprints N1 - includes index and biblioraphy; 1. The Research Problem and Methodological Consideration ..........1 Background of the Research ........1 An Elaboration ..........1 Importance .............1 Scope and Limitation ........3 Previous Research ...............4 Methodology Implemented ..................5 2. Socio-Economic and Religious Life of the Dimasa Kacharis ..............7 The Dimasa Kacharis .....7 Terminology and Origin of the Term Sacrifice in traditional Dimasa Kachari Religions ..............9 Socio-cultural Foundations .............10 Economic LIfe .........14 Traditional Religious Beliefs and Concepts .......16 Concluding Remarks ........25 3. Sacrifices of the Traditional Dimasa Kacharis .....27 Community Sacrifices .............27 Individual Sacrifice ...........42 4. The Impact of Sacrifices on the Traditional Dimasa Kacharis .................51 Socio-Economic Impacts ...........51 Religious Impacts ............62 5. Conclusion ...............73 ER -