The Belief system of the Deori Tribe of Assam: a Socio Cultural Study

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  • LIMA GOGOI

Abstract

The belief system of the tribes plays a very important role in the social life of the people. There are two types
belief system that existed in the society i.e. religious and non religious in nature. In fact the social life and the
belief system are closely associated. But with the coming of modern age the age old tradition and belief system
of the tribes are in great threat. In fact, people are today adopting other religions, other sub sects leaving their
own system of religion. The Deori community is one of the major tribal communities of Assam. Deoris are
associated with performing religious rituals. They are attached to the religious or priestly functionaries of
various tribal as well as non-tribal communities of Assam. In this paper an attempt will be made to explore
different religious as well as non religious rituals of the Deoris which are integral part of the Deori belief
system

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2020-12-01

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LIMA GOGOI. (2020). The Belief system of the Deori Tribe of Assam: a Socio Cultural Study. International Journal of Modern Agriculture, 9(4), 449 - 455. Retrieved from http://modern-journals.com/index.php/ijma/article/view/233

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