The Resilience of Indigenous Religion

This book is a sociological study of the resilience of Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak - one of the indigenous religions of the Rongmei people of Manipur. It is intended to serve the academic interests of researchers working on indigenous religions.

Autorentext

Kamei Samson, also called Pouchalung Phaomei, is an Assistant Professor in Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj. He holds a doctoral degree in Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai). He received fellowships from the ICSSR, Indian Institute of Advanced Study and Nehru Memorial Museum & Library. He studies religion, identity, social movements, racism and social change from an interdisciplinary approach using sociological, anthropological and social psychological concepts and theories.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Rongmei People 3. Belief Systems of Rongmei 4. The Reformations 5. The Resilience of Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak 6. Situating the Theories 7. A Concluding Note