The Cultural Heritage of Meghalaya

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Archaic People and Possessions
	Chapter 1: Early Settlers of Meghalaya: An Anthropo-Archaeological Perspective
	Chapter 2: Prehistoric Tool-making in Garo Hills
	Chapter 3: History Etched in Stone: A Study of the Khasi-Jaintia Megalithic Tradition
	Chapter 4. Socio-Cultural Analysis of Megaliths in Jaintia Hills
	Chapter 5: Peopling of Shillong Plateau: A Molecular Anthropological Insight
Part II: People and Society
	Chapter 6: Revisiting the Oral: Controlling Mechanisms in a Non-Monetized and Non-Hierarchical Society
	Chapter 7: Matriliny of the Garos with Special Reference to Women’s Status
	Chapter 8: Nepalis of Meghalaya: Settlement, Social Institutions and Festivals
	Chapter 9: Socio-Cultural Aspects of the Hajongs of Meghalaya
	Chapter 10: Touching the Intangibles: Revisiting Kinship among the Sakachep
Part III: Language and Culture
	Chapter 11: New Perspectives on Atong Kinship Terms
	Chapter 12: Changes in Khasi Kinship Terminology
	Chapter 13: A Culturally Informed Description of Lyngam Kinship Terms
	Chapter 14: Word Formation in A∙chikku Language
Part IV: Rites, Rituals and Celebrations
	Chapter 15: Rites of Inheritance: Assessing Gifts, Mothers, and Marriages
	Chapter 16: Beyond Rituals: Looking at Traditional Customs of the Gorkhas of Shillong
	Chapter 17: Marriage Customs of the Biates
	Chapter 18: Traditional Marriage Customs of the Marngars
	Chapter 19: Agricultural Practices of the Hajongs
	Chapter 20: Traditional Ritual Practices of the Hargaiya Koch
Part V: Culture and Materiality
	Chapter 21: Sacred Sites and Society: A Preliminary Inquiry
	Chapter 22: Women and Clay: A Study on the Craft of Pot Making among Garos
	Chapter 23: Khasi Music with Special Reference to Rare Instruments
	Chapter 24: Traditional Pot Making in Jaintia Hills
	Chapter 25: A Note on Garo Music and Musical Instruments
	Chapter 26: Archery as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Khasis
Part VI: Land-Man Relationships
	Chapter 27: Office of the Nokma: Studying Traditional Village Administration of the Garos
	Chapter 28: Forest and Tribal Life with Special Reference to the Khasis
	Chapter 29: Traditional Political Institutions of the Khasis
	Chapter 30: Traditional Healing System of the Garos
	Chapter 31: A Case Study of Mawphlang Sacred Grove
	Chapter 32: Shella: A Frontier Village in Southern Meghalaya
	Chapter 33: Ethno-Medicinal Practices of the Bhoi Khasis
Part VII: Change and Continuity
	Chapter 34: Return to Rensanggri
	Chapter 35: Ethnicity vs. Development: Dalus of West Garo Hills
	Chapter 36: Sanskritization among the Bodo-speaking Tribes of Garo Hills
	Chapter 37: Garo Folk Theatre with Special Reference to Gahon
	Chapter 38: Markets as Centres of Cultural Exchange in Garo Hills
List of Contributors
Index