On Being A Naga: Essays, Heritage Pub. House, 9789380500843

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On Being A Naga: Essays

Temsula Ao (Author)

Synopsis

The essays written over a long span of time come in an attempt to explore the Naga culture and society and re-define the Naga identity going beyond the common perceptions and representations of the Naga peoples. They are an insider’s view on Naga culture and identity as it has been in the past and as it exists today. They deal with a number of aspects of Naga socio-cultural life like the ritual of head-hunting in Naga society, the Ao-Naga myths, women-centred narratives that are found in Ao-Naga folklore and the folk literature of Nagaland in general. They try to show that even primitive societies like that of the Nagas possessed a sense of rationality and highlight the attachment of the Nagas to their land and traditional customs.

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About the author

Temsula Ao

Temsula Ao has contributed a number of articles on oral tradition, folk songs, myths and cultural traditions of the Ao Nagas, linguistic diversities of the Naga tribes for journals like Indian Literature published by the Sahitya Akademi, Indian Horizons: Journal of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations etc. She has published four collections of poetry and is the author of Ao-Naga Oral Tradition (2000). She is Professor in the department of English, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong and also Dean, School of Humanitities and Education at NEHU.

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