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. [[viii]]

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 [[ix]]

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