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Inauspicious Dreams among the Mishings of Assam, Northeast India
By: DIMPLE KAMAN, MINI BHATTACHARYYA THAKUR – Dreams are typically described as involuntary mental events that occur during a specific stage of sleep, involving a series of thoughts, images, and sensations that manifest as a dream. Dream study in a community can promote greater understanding and empathy among individuals by creating a space where people…
L’arte rupestre camuna tra Cervi, Caccia Selvaggia, Aquane e Nani minatori
anguane, anima, animism, animismo, arte rupestre, ash, Camuni, Cernunnos, cervo, cielo di pietra, copper, corvi, crows, deer, dwarfs, ferro, frassino, geese, iron, mines, miniere, nani, ninfe, nymphs, oche, petroglifi, rame, rock art, sciamanesimo, serpenti, Shamanism, sky of stone, snakes, soul, Valcamonica, ZeusBy: SANDRA BUSATTA – In this paper I’ trying to show that there is a relationship between rock art, a site where rock art is placed and the wider landscape, articulated according to the Camunian “mindscape” in Valcamonica, Italy. In particular, I believe rock art may be regarded, making Lødøen’s felicitous phrase my own, as…
Proselytization in India. An Ethnographic Account of the tribes in North-East India
By: RIMAI JOY – Religion as one of the basic institution is a system of beliefs usually involving the worship of supernatural forces or beings which continues to have major influence upon the human society and especially to those individuals or communities who lives a religious life. This paper is an attempt to explain the…