The Seven Sisters of India (book)

The Seven Sisters of India

The cover page of the book
Author Aglaja Stirn
Peter Van Ham
Country Assam, India
Language English
Subject Ethnicity, Culture, Tradition and Geography
Publisher Prestel Publishing
Publication date
October 4, 2000
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 167
ISBN 978-3-7913-2399-2

The Seven Sisters of India: Tribal Worlds Between Tibet and Burma is a book by Aglaja Stirn and Peter Van Ham and published by Prestel Publishing in 2001. The book is the first comprehensive publication on India's remote northeast starting from Tibet in the north to Myanmar (Burma) in the south and in between the North eastern states of India. This is an area where people continue a way of life steeped in ancient ritual which is scarcely known to the western world and hence rarely visited by foreigners. The book explains and illustrates the various aspects of these cultures with numerous high-quality color photographs.[1][2][3]

The book contains individual chapters covering matriarchal tribal structure, daily life, religious rituals and fertility rites, varied geographies, ancestor worship, sun and moon cults, the arts of weaving and dance, and the headhunting practices that prevailed in this region 50 years ago.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Seven Sisters of India: Tribal Worlds Between Tibet and Burma (African, Asian & Oceanic Art)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  2. "The Seven Sisters of India : Tribal Worlds Between Tibet and Burma". Eastern Book Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. "The Seven Sisters of India". Vedic Books. Retrieved 30 January 2010.


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