Women, Nature and Culture
An Ecofeminist Reading of the Matrilineal Culture of the Khasis, Jaintia and Garo Tribes of Meghalaya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6053241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sangeeta Mukherjee (0000-0002-5488-2876, Vellore Institute of Technology University), Sruthi P (0000-0002-0179-9016), P Sruthi (Vellore Institute of Technology University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Issue | 58 |
| Pages | 165 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultura de los Cuidados (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1138-1728 • E-ISSN: 1699-6003 |
| Publisher | Universidad de Alicante Servicio de Publicaciones (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14198/cuid.2020.58.15 |
| OpenAlex | W3118789792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Northeast India, the land of original inhabitants, follows a unique and fascinating culture and tradition as its inhabitants are closely attached to nature. Northeast India is one of those few places in the world, where matrilineal culture is still practiced. In Meghalaya, one of the northeastern states, the practice of matrilineality has been in existence for almost 2000 years among a few tribes. Khasi, Jaintia and Garo, the earliest ethnic communities of Meghalaya appear to be homogenous ones, as the youngest daughter becomes the custodian of the ancestral prospects. This practice where the womenfolk become the custodians of the cultural and natural artifacts has strong parallels in the theory of ecofeminism. By employing ecofeministic perspective to read the matrilineal culture of the tribes, the paper aims to make a parallel study on the ethnic women’s affinity towards nature. Ecofeminism celebrates the robust connect between women and nature and asserts that women serve as the advocates for nature rather than men. The paper, therefore, aims to investigate ecofeministic elements among the Khasi, Jaintia and Garo tribes of Meghalaya and tries to express an ecofeministic view concerning family, marriage, religion, and food culture of the Meghalaya tribes
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |