Religious Nationalism, Christianisation and Institutionalisation of Indigenous Faiths in Contemporary Arunachal Pradesh, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11016788 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bhaswati Borgohain (0000-0002-5079-7594, Tezpur University, corresponding author), Mekory Dodum (0009-0007-7459-0217, Tezpur University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1008-1027 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0085-6401 • E-ISSN: 1479-0270 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00856401.2023.2223457 |
| OpenAlex | W4383682678 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The paper examines the interface of indigenous faiths with the twin forces of Hindu religious nationalism and Christianity, and the eventual institutionalisation of the former in Arunachal Pradesh, a federal state on India’s north-eastern frontier. To substantiate, the paper focuses on nyedar namlos, the newly introduced community prayer halls for Donyi-Polo, the indigenous faith of the Nyishi tribe. The paper argues that nyedar namlos need to be contextualised against the changing socio-political history of the state and its transformation from a socio-political periphery and colonial frontier to an active site of state-making and nation-building, as well as a military frontier, all of which shape the discourse on religion
Archaeology · Christianity · Colonialism · Ethnology · Faith · Frontier · Geography · Hinduism · Indigenous · Institutionalisation · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Theology · Tribe · Gender Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |