Agency and Knowledge in Northeast India

Name: Agency and Knowledge in Northeast India
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Agency and Knowledge in Northeast IndiaThe Life and Landscapes of Dreams\nAuthor(s): Michael Heneise\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367587895, 978-0367587895\nSynopsis\nThe Nagas of Northeast India give great importance to dreams as sources of divine knowledge, especially knowledge about the future. Although British colonialism, Christian missions, and political conflict have resulted in sweeping cultural and political transformations in the Indo-Myanmar borderlands, dream sharing and interpretation remain important avenues for negotiating everyday uncertainty and unpredictability.\n\nThis book explores the relationship between dreams and agency through ethnographic fieldwork among the Angami Nagas. It tackles questions such as: What is dreaming? What does it mean to say I had a dream? And how do night-time dreams relate to political and social actions in waking moments? Michael Heneise shows how the Angami gl.