Sattras, magical power and belief narratives in the context of flood and erosion on Majuli Island

Majuli is an island situated mid-stream in the river Brahmaputra, in India’s northeastern state of Assam. The island is bounded by the river Subansiri - a tributary of the river Brahmaputra - on the northwest, the Kherkatiasuti - a spill channel of the river Brahmaputra - in the northeast and the ma...

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Main Author: Saikia, Baburam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Heidelberg Berlin Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing 2019
Freiburg 2019
In: International quarterly for Asian studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 50, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 119-136
Further subjects:B Majuli
B Soil erosion
B Narratives
B river worship
B Magic
B erosion
B River
B Nature religion
B Damage
B Island
B magical power
B India
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