morung (youth dormitory)
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A morung is a traditional Naga communal youth dormitory that serves as a center for socialization, education, and cultural transmission within the village.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Naga cultural practice
ⓘ
traditional communal institution ⓘ youth dormitory ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naga customary law
ⓘ
Naga festivals ⓘ Naga folklore ⓘ Naga oral traditions ⓘ headhunting era of Naga history ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
initiation of boys into adulthood
ⓘ
preservation of traditional songs and dances ⓘ transmission of customary law ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Naga ethnographic studies
ⓘ
anthropological literature on Northeast India ⓘ |
| governedBy |
clan leaders
ⓘ
village elders ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
center for cultural transmission
ⓘ
community meeting place ⓘ educational institution for youth ⓘ socialization center ⓘ training ground for young men ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
adolescent boys
ⓘ
unmarried young men ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalForm |
communal dormitory building
ⓘ
large wooden house ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Angami Naga morung
ⓘ
Ao Naga morung ⓘ Konyak Naga morung ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Naga age-grade system
ⓘ
Naga clan structure ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Naga languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Naga villages
ⓘ
Nagaland NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast India ⓘ |
| relatedTo | men's house institutions in other tribal societies ⓘ |
| statusInModernTimes |
declining traditional institution
ⓘ
sometimes revived as cultural symbol ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
collective identity of the village youth
ⓘ
continuity of Naga traditions ⓘ |
| teaches |
agricultural practices
ⓘ
craftsmanship ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ social norms ⓘ traditional warfare skills ⓘ tribal history ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
early colonial era
ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| typicallyBuiltAt |
central area of the village
ⓘ
strategic location for defense ⓘ |
| usedBy | Naga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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