Marriage and Culture : Reflections from Tribal Societies of Arunachal Pradesh (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I. Preface. Glossary. Introduction/Tamo Mibang and M.C. Behera. I. Marriage and culture - a general understanding: 1. Marriage practices among the Monpa of Tawang District/Kesang Degi. 2. Aspects of marriage practices in the Puroik community/Bopai Puroik. 3. Marriage system of the Apatanis of Lower Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh/Aruna Gyati. 4. A study of marriage practices of the Hill Miri of Arunachal Pradesh/Boa Reena Tok and Hui Tag. 5. A note on marriage practices of the Aka community of Arunachal Pradesh/Gibji Nimachow. 6. Some aspects of the Nyishi Nyeda -- with special reference to the Joram Clan/Joram Mebi. 7. Marriage custom of the Tutsa of Arunachal Pradesh/Gobinda Palit and Nokchang Songthing. 8. Marriage system of the Khampti of Lohit District in Arunachal Pradesh/Nang Laxmee Namchoom. 9. Marriage system of the Buguns of Arunachal Pradesh/Pachang Miji. 10. Some aspects of marriage system of the Idus of Arunachal Pradesh/Razzeko Dele. 11. Marriage pattern and rituals in the Tagin community/Ashan Riddi. 12. Some aspects of marriage practice of the Jugli sub-tribe of the Tangsa in Arunachal Pradesh/Wangro Taidong. 13. A study of the marriage system of the Wancho tribe of Tirap District/Manlong Ralongham. 14. Some aspects of Galo Marriage System--a study with reference to Nyiji-Karka Group/Pennya Potom. 15. Marriage system of the Idus -- a profile/Jonomo Rondo. 16. Marriage in Singpho society/Won Khyo Pomung. 17. Marriage system among the Adis--a case of the Minyongs/Talut Talom. 18. Marriage in Minyong Society/Miti Gao. II. Marriage rules and regulations: 19. A note on the aspects of marriage rules and practices in the Minyong community/Tabang Mibang. 20. Nida -- the Nah way of bringing a bride home/Mary Gibi. 21. Aspects of marriage rules and regulations in the Monpa community/Pema Deki Mize. 22. Rules, regulations and exchange in marriage system of the Singphos of Arunachal Pradesh/Ongla Umbon. 23. Some aspects of marriage rules of the Padam -- a case study of two villages of Lower Dibang Valley District/Putoli Langkam. 24. Marriage system of Meyors of Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh/Dimso Manyu. 25. The marriage system of the Miju-Mishmis/D.K. Dutta.

Vol. II: III. Marriage rituals, emotions, entertainment and songs: 26. Significance of ethical hymns in Adi Marriage/A. Megu. 27. Aspects of entertainments during marriage celebration (Togu Panam) among the Galos of Arunachal Pradesh/Tomo Riba. 28. Looking beyond the rituals--symbolic aspects and their significance in Pugo Galo marriage/Tunge Lollen. 29. A passage to Nyime--Galo Rituals that make a bride a wife/Jumyir Basar. 30. Marriage rules, practices and emotions in Shertukpen marriage ceremony/Rinchin Megejee. 31. Aben Kabnam - the marriage song in the Galo community/Jome Doji. IV. Marriage and social relations: 32. Marriage and social control -- a brief study of the marginals/Amrendra Kr. Thakur. 33. A note on gift exchange during marriage in Galo community/Gomo Karbak. 34. Exchanges in Nyishi marriage -- bride price or balanced reciprocity of marriage gifts?/N.T. Rikam. 35. Nyishi Traditional Marriage System vis-a-vis women\'s rights/Taw Azu. 36. Understanding some aspects of social relations in Nocte Marriage System/Chatung Lowang. 37. Marriage institution of the Wanchos with reference to the Chief\'s Clan/Honluk Lukham. 38. Understanding social relations through gift exchange in Apatani Marriage System/Radhe Yampi. 39. Understanding Polygyny in Nyishi society/Kata Rangmo. 40. Marital similarities between two Arunachal tribes -- as portrayed in Museum Art/K. Dey. 41. Social context in marriage practices among the Mijis of Arunachal Pradesh/P. Rijiju. 42. The marriage system of the Apatanis--emerging trends/Tage Habung. 43. Aspects of child marriage in Arunachal Pradesh--a study in tradition and transition/D.K. Duarah. 44. A case history of a marriage of the Deoris of Arunachal Pradesh/D.K. Dutta. 45. Role of practitioners in Galo Marriage system--an overview/Mibi Riba. Index. 

"Marriage is both culture universal and culture specific; it exists not only in all known cultures, but every culture has defined the system of marriage in a way to get expressions through it. The papers included in this volume discuss the phenomenon of marriage as embedded in culture. Marriage, no doubt, forms a subset of a culture and thus presents a cultural manifestation, but more significantly it displays interconnectedness with other phenomena of the culture. Arguably, then, the choice of discussion on a single phenomenon, namely, marriage, emanates from the methodological significance that in tribal communities no phenomenon, can be treated in isolation; it exists and functions as an integral part of the total worldview of the community. All the presentations on marriage conform to the above statement and herein lies the strength of this volume. Moreover, most of the papers are emic presentations by scholars trained in an ethic system of disciplinary frame and naturally focus on the issue of emic-etic debate. The essence of the papers further lies in that there are commonalities and differences in the marriage practices across the various groups and corroborate the \'psychic unity\' of E.B. Tylor at some level. But the differences add new dimensions of understanding to the studies on marriage when concepts like \'bride price\', \'widow inheritance\' etc. are contested on the basis of empirical findings from many communities. Obviously, the strength of the volume emanates from the attention on the distinct analytical issues and empirical findings in the realm of culture specific social institutions. Notwithstanding this, the papers included in this volume also initiate a comprehensive exploration of the social dynamics in cross-cultural perspectives. No doubt, the book will come handy among the social scientists in general and students of tribal studies in particular not only in understanding a culture specific phenomenon but also in contextualizing cultural dynamics and methodological issues." (jacket)