An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre

Authors

  • Nyato Doji Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56405/dngcrj.2019.04.01.08

Keywords:

Marriage, Thongre, Sherd/tukpen, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

Marriage and related customs and practices of the people have evolved with the ever-changing time. In the olden days, and still today (exceptionally rare), the act of persuasively abducting the bride was/is practiced among the various tribal groups of Arunachal Pradesh. Sherd/tukpens too, like any other tribal community in Arunachal practice/d Aacham Jhomba i.e., “Marriage by abduction”, which of course with the leap of time has seen changes much like any other traditional marriage system. This paper is an attempt to understand the proceedings of the “marriage by abduction” among the Sherd/tukpens of Arunachal Pradesh.

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References

Fortes, M. (1962). Marriage patterns: Marriage in tribal societies. Cambridge University Press, New York.

Sharma, R.R.P. (1961). The Sherdukpens. Cultural Research Department, North East Frontier Agency, Shillong.

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Published

2019-12-30

How to Cite

Doji, N. (2019). An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre. Dera Natung Government College Research Journal, 4(1), 62–68. https://doi.org/10.56405/dngcrj.2019.04.01.08

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019)

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