G Kanato Chophy
Biographic Data
| ID | 573269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Kanato Chophy |
| GIVEN NAMES | G Kanato |
| FAMILY NAME | Chophy |
| SIGNATURE | CHOPHY G K |
| AFFILIATIONS | New India Foundation |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1786-5313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How Protestant Missions Transformed the Indo-Myanmar Frontier
What makes the Indo-Myanmar frontier is the 1,021-mile borderline between India and Myanmar. Notably, this frontier region lies at the junction of East, South, and South East Asia, forming a kind of geopolitical space where the culture, economy, and politics of India, Myanmar, China, and Bangladesh have exerted considerable influence. Though hemmed in by these nations, the Indo-Myanmar frontier region stands out for its Western Protestantism root…
Thus Says the Supreme God
Some well-known tribal movements in India had originated in the claim of divine revelation, though a theory of revelation has been relegated to the background in the study of revitalisation movements and tribal religions. Sifting through the ethnographic works on tribes this chapter analyses the idea of revelation found in the revitalisation movements. A belief in supernatural beings is at the heart of tribal religionsand communication with super…
On Tradition, Modernity, and Tribal Art. The Case of the Ethnic Nagas in North-East India
The art of the ethnic Nagas in north-east India is still enmeshed with the colonial portrayal of tribal life. What is enacted as tribal art by “insiders” has a quality of “staged authenticity,” while “outsiders” appraise the fast-changing traditional art as if suspended in time. Here, the stakeholders that mediate the production and representation of Naga art and aesthetics exacerbate the inconsistency. The boundary between an insider and outside…
Christianity and Politics in Tribal India: Baptist Missionaries and Naga Nationalism
Critical Reflections on the Konyak Naga Ethnography
The Konyak Nagas who inhabit the state of Nagaland in Northeast India have generated considerable anthropological interests since the colonial period. This eastern Naga tribe was mentioned in several colonial reports, but they came into prominence in anthropological literature, following Fürer-Haimendorf’s ethnographic monograph The Naked Nagas: Head-hunters of Assam in Peace and War. Fürer-Haimendorf had conducted fieldwork in Wakching village i…
On Worldview and Witchcraft among the Tribes of India
Constructing the Divine: Religion and World View of a Naga Tribe in North-East India
Rituals, Livelihood and World View
Gandhi and the Nagas
Commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, this article explores his influence among the ethnic Nagas. The Nagas scarcely crossed paths with Gandhi owing to their peculiar location in Indian history and society. But when some Naga leaders did meet Gandhi, they were on a mission themselves for self-determination—a political movement that metamorphosed into an armed struggle in the post-independence period. Did Gandhi make any imp…
Agents of the Godlings: An Ethnographic Account of Folk Hinduism in Himachal Pradesh
This article gives an ethnographic account of a folk Hindu belief surrounding a popular village deity in Junga, a tehsil in Shimla district in rural Himachal Pradesh. A complex sociocultural relationship involving a village deity, a symbolic princely state, religious specialists and devotees is analysed. The article argues that a supernatural being or a deity that appeals to the masses is marked by its accessibility and tangibility, which instils…
An Anthropological Enquiry on Indian Comics and Culture
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An Anthropological Enquiry on Indian Comics and Culture
Constructing the Divine: Religion and World View of a Naga Tribe in North-East India
Rituals, Livelihood and World View
Gandhi and the Nagas
Commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, this article explores his influence among the ethnic Nagas. The Nagas scarcely crossed paths with Gandhi owing to their peculiar location in Indian history and society. But when some Naga leaders did meet Gandhi, they were on a mission themselves for self-determination—a political movement that metamorphosed into an armed struggle in the post-independence period. Did Gandhi make any imp…
Agents of the Godlings: An Ethnographic Account of Folk Hinduism in Himachal Pradesh
This article gives an ethnographic account of a folk Hindu belief surrounding a popular village deity in Junga, a tehsil in Shimla district in rural Himachal Pradesh. A complex sociocultural relationship involving a village deity, a symbolic princely state, religious specialists and devotees is analysed. The article argues that a supernatural being or a deity that appeals to the masses is marked by its accessibility and tangibility, which instils…
On Worldview and Witchcraft among the Tribes of India
Christianity and Politics in Tribal India: Baptist Missionaries and Naga Nationalism
Critical Reflections on the Konyak Naga Ethnography
The Konyak Nagas who inhabit the state of Nagaland in Northeast India have generated considerable anthropological interests since the colonial period. This eastern Naga tribe was mentioned in several colonial reports, but they came into prominence in anthropological literature, following Fürer-Haimendorf’s ethnographic monograph The Naked Nagas: Head-hunters of Assam in Peace and War. Fürer-Haimendorf had conducted fieldwork in Wakching village i…
Thus Says the Supreme God
Some well-known tribal movements in India had originated in the claim of divine revelation, though a theory of revelation has been relegated to the background in the study of revitalisation movements and tribal religions. Sifting through the ethnographic works on tribes this chapter analyses the idea of revelation found in the revitalisation movements. A belief in supernatural beings is at the heart of tribal religionsand communication with super…
On Tradition, Modernity, and Tribal Art. The Case of the Ethnic Nagas in North-East India
The art of the ethnic Nagas in north-east India is still enmeshed with the colonial portrayal of tribal life. What is enacted as tribal art by “insiders” has a quality of “staged authenticity,” while “outsiders” appraise the fast-changing traditional art as if suspended in time. Here, the stakeholders that mediate the production and representation of Naga art and aesthetics exacerbate the inconsistency. The boundary between an insider and outside…
How Protestant Missions Transformed the Indo-Myanmar Frontier
What makes the Indo-Myanmar frontier is the 1,021-mile borderline between India and Myanmar. Notably, this frontier region lies at the junction of East, South, and South East Asia, forming a kind of geopolitical space where the culture, economy, and politics of India, Myanmar, China, and Bangladesh have exerted considerable influence. Though hemmed in by these nations, the Indo-Myanmar frontier region stands out for its Western Protestantism root…
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