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Colonization, Proselytization, and Identity

The Nagas and Westernization in Northeast India

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Tezenlo Thong

    1. Aurora, USA

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  • Offers a unique perspective of colonization in India, through the eyes of an understudied indigenous group, the Nagas

  • Examines the effects of colonialism on modern Naga identity formation, particularly with regards to the loss of traditional beliefs and customs

  • Studies how religion and trade came together as joint reinforcing interests of the colonizers

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Tezenlo Thong
    Pages 1-12

  3. The Colonization and Proselytization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Colonial Tea Plantations and “the Incorrigible Savages”

      • Tezenlo Thong
      Pages 15-32

    3. Proselytization and Raising “the Savage to a Higher Level”

      • Tezenlo Thong
      Pages 33-50

    4. The Westernization of Naga Culture

      • Tezenlo Thong
      Pages 51-70

  4. The Pursuit of Naga Ethnic and Political Identity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. The Formation of Modern Naga Identity

      • Tezenlo Thong
      Pages 73-91

    3. The Naga Identity and Naga Nationalism

      • Tezenlo Thong
      Pages 93-112

    4. Conclusion

      • Tezenlo Thong
      Pages 113-116

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 117-137
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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.

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  • Aurora, USA

    Tezenlo Thong

About the author

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.

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