THE CONCEPT OF ANIMISM AND THE PRACTICE OF SPIRIT-POSSESSION: REFLECTIONS BASED ON THE ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF LAI-HARAOBA (IN MANIPUR) AND DAIVA-ARADHANE (IN TULUNADU), INDIA 1
Nowadays the concept of animism experiences a period of a certain ‘revival’. Over the last decade several approaches towards the usage and application of the term have been developed. In…
“Tribal Dance” in India: a concept, a category and an ethnographic reality
Abstract: Definition of “tribe” in the Indian context is a highly complicated process or is made complicated because of various reasons. However, its application to the various ethnic groups in…