TY - GEN AU - Pereira, Melvil AU - Ltu, Vizokhole AU - Konyak, Shongna AU - Banhmei, Konang TI - Documenting past practices, seeking new directions: the Konyaks of Nagaland SN - 9788193878569 U1 - 305.800954165 PER PY - 2019/// CY - Guwahati PB - North Eastern Social Research Centre KW - Customary Law KW - Women and Community KW - Gender Rights KW - Tribal Identity KW - Gender and Culture KW - Economic Conditions N1 - Includes Glossary, References & Index N2 - This book, Documenting Past Practices, Seeking New Directions: The Konyaks of Nagaland must be situated in the context of the recent debate about customary law and women’s rights, political or otherwise. Given the close link between assertions of tribal identity and customary law, the demands for change have been labelled ‘non-tribal’ even though there are multiple dimensions of customary law which are dynamic and ever changing. Against this backdrop, we study 14 tribal communities from Northeast India—two each from the seven states—to help generate for our readers a nuanced understanding of the status of women within the purview of customary laws in the region. In the current volume, we look at Konyak women and attempt to understand how their daily lives are shaped and influenced by the Konyak customs, practices and their customary laws as well as increasing modernisation and inter-cultural interactions. https://www.amazon.in/Documenting-Past-Practices-Seeking-Directions/dp/8193878566/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PSISYJWESF7A&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IdLjpGl6cDCNaanI8p4b-w.r4B_go5BkAp9tGYq74Dk2l7YjmkaNsByQDLTGYvOLss&dib_tag=se&keywords=Documenting+past+practices%2C+seeking+new+directions%3A+the+Konyaks+of+Nagaland&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1719572151&s=books&sprefix=documenting+past+practices%2C+seeking+new+directions+the+konyaks+of+nagaland%2Cstripbooks%2C207&sr=1-1 ER -