Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Influences of Sankardeva on Mishing society: a study on Luhitmukh village of Sonitpur District

Priyanka Tamuli

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 The Vaisnava religion that emerged in Assam during 15th century has also influenced Mishing beliefs and practices in a significant way. In that time, various evil practices were committed in the name of religion which affected whole social structure. Mishing society was also not accepted from it. But   Religion of Sankardeva had to reduce all those bad evils. Sankardeva established a religion based on equality which is eksaran naam dharma. This is paper intent to study, contribution of Sankardeva in Mishing society and effects of Vaishnavism in their day–to–day life of Mishing people

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Priyanka Tamuli, Influences of Sankardeva on Mishing society: a study on Luhitmukh village of Sonitpur District, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017


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