Ritual symbolism
Infant and Maternal Death in Mizo Eschatological Narratives: Rituals, Symbols and Cultural Beliefs
By: ELENA SAITHUAMI SAILO, ARUNDHATI DEVI MAIBAM – This paper explores the eschatological narratives of the Mizos living in the northeastern part of India, focusing on the cultural meanings and ritual practices related to infant and maternal death. Hlamzuih, or a deceased infant who is innocent, weak, and fragile, is symbolically guided to the afterlife…
Echoes of the Ancestors: Interpreting Mangar Ritual Symbolism in the Darjeeling Hills, India
ancestor worship, Cultural Continuity, ethnography, Indigenous beliefs, Mangar community, Ritual symbolismBy: SOVAN CHAKRABORTY – The Mangar community is often overlooked. This paper examines ritual symbolism among the Mangar community in the Darjeeling hills of India. The Mangars are a small Himalayan group with a long history of ritual practice. Their traditions now face pressure from migration and wider religious influences. These pressures shape how rituals…