CONTENTS
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Introduction xi
PART I
General 1
Introductory—Origin and Migrations—Appearance—Dress—Ornaments—Weapons—Character.
PART II
Domestic Life 21
The Village—The “Morung”—The Head-Tree—The House—The Contents—Manufactures—Trade—Loans—Agriculture and the Ceremonies connected with it—Live-stock—Hunting—Fishing—Food—Drink—Medicine—Drugs—Games—Music—Daily Life.
PART III
Laws and Customs 87
Exogamy—Polity and Village Organization—Property—Inheritance—Adoption—Settlement of Disputes—Oaths—Friendships—War and Head-hunting—Slavery—Position of Women.
PART IV
Religion 113
Religion—Deities and Spirits—The Soul and Life after Death—Magic—Religious Officials—Public Ceremonies—Individual Ceremonies—Ceremonies for Illness—Social “gennas”—Birth—Marriage—Divorce—Death—Miscellaneous Beliefs.
PART V
Folk-tales and Songs 174
PART VI
Language 207
PART VII
Appendix A—The Lhota Calendar 226
Appendix B—Mensuration 228
Appendix C—Human Sacrifice 230
Naga-Assamese Glossary 232
Index 233