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Colonization, Proselytization, and Identity
The Nagas and Westernization in Northeast India
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323 g
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220x152x12 mm
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Tezenlo Thong (PhD in Religious and Theological Studies) is a researcher and writer, interested in Indigenous Peoples' cultural and religious traditions, colonization, proselytization, and colonial/postcolonial studies. He is the author of Progress and Its Impact on the Nagas: A Clash of Worldviews.
Offers a unique perspective of colonization in India, through the eyes of an understudied indigenous group, the Nagas
1. Introduction
Part I: The Colonization and Proselytization
2. Colonial Tea Plantations and "the Incorrigible Savages"
3. Proselytization and Raising "the Savage to a Higher Level"
4. The Westernization of Naga Culture
Part II: The Pursuit of Naga Ethnic and Political Identity
5. The Formation of Modern Naga Identity
6. The Naga Identity and Naga Nationalism
7. Conclusion
Part I: The Colonization and Proselytization
2. Colonial Tea Plantations and "the Incorrigible Savages"
3. Proselytization and Raising "the Savage to a Higher Level"
4. The Westernization of Naga Culture
Part II: The Pursuit of Naga Ethnic and Political Identity
5. The Formation of Modern Naga Identity
6. The Naga Identity and Naga Nationalism
7. Conclusion
This book examines the formation of identity of the Nagas in northeast India in light of the proselytizing efforts by the Americans and the colonization by the British in their search for control over areas inhabited by the Nagas which were perfect for tea plantations. The author explores the westernization of Naga culture, its effect on the Naga Nationalist movement, and how it has led to the formation of modern Naga identity. As a unique indigenous group, the colonization of the Naga people offers fresh insights into our understanding of the processes and effects of colonization in India, as well as its long-term negative effects, particularly with regards to the preservation of traditional beliefs and customs.