| ID | 191788 |
| Title Proper | Decolonising feasts of merit |
| Other Title Information | reasoning Marān Kasā from a Tangkhul Naga perspective |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mayirnao, Shaokhai ; Khayi, Sinalei |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Feasts of Merit is a cultural phenomenon practised by several communities specific to their customs, traditions, and culture in different parts of the world. Whether or not the terminology is a colonial construct and/or a misnomer remains contestable. In the Tangkhul Naga context, the translation or notion of marān kasā as mere Feasts of Merit is a misnomer. Feast (of Merit) is only constitutive of marān kasā; thus, a part of a whole cannot be said to be the whole. This paper attempts to emancipate marān kasā from the coloniality of Feasts of Merit by debunking the colonial metanarrative; through the enunciation of socio-religious significance and culturo-educational functions of marān kasā that are manifestations of a deeper Tangkhul Naga, thus Naga, philosophy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Ethnicity Vol. 24, No.2; Mar 2023: p.258-277 |
| Journal Source | Asian Ethinicity Vol: 24 No 2 |
| Key Words | Decoloniality ; Tangkhul Nagas ; Feasts of Merit ; Marān kasā ; Naga Philosophy |