Using Verbal Art to Deal with Conflicts: Women's Voices on Family and Kinship in Kāmākhyā (Assam)

Analyzing two women's rituals in which verbal art on family and kinship is prominent, this article explores situations in which tales and songs in Assamese are staged by newly married and about-to-be-married young women. Active participation in stories and song sessions, under the guidance of o...

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Main Author: Arrago-Boruah, Emilie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 8, Pages: 1-19
Further subjects:B ethnopoetics
B Kinship
B Family
B Assamese
B Gender
B Kāmākhyā
B Hindu goddesses
B Performance Studies
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