Idu Mishmi priests
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Idu Mishmi priests are traditional religious specialists of the Idu Mishmi people of Arunachal Pradesh, India, who conduct rituals, ceremonies, and oral traditions central to their indigenous belief system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage bearer
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religious specialist ⓘ traditional priesthood ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Christian missionary activity
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modernization ⓘ state education policies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Idu Mishmi clan rituals
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Idu Mishmi cosmology ⓘ indigenous environmental ethics ⓘ |
| ceremonies |
agricultural rituals
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house-building rituals ⓘ hunting rituals ⓘ initiation rituals ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupServed | Idu Mishmi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
conflict resolution through ritual
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maintaining social cohesion ⓘ preserving genealogies and histories ⓘ regulating relations with spirit world ⓘ |
| gender | predominantly male ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | endangered cultural practice ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Idu Mishmi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
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Northeast India ⓘ |
| people | Tibeto-Burman-speaking Idu Mishmi ⓘ |
| practices |
chanting of ritual epics
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divination ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ life-cycle ceremonies ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ sacrifice rituals ⓘ spirit mediation ⓘ |
| region |
Dibang Valley
NERFINISHED
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Lohit district NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Dibang Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Donyi-Polo-related traditions
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Idu Mishmi indigenous religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
community leader in religious matters
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custodian of myths ⓘ funeral officiant ⓘ healer ⓘ mediator between humans and spirits ⓘ ritual specialist ⓘ |
| status | high ritual status in Idu Mishmi society ⓘ |
| training |
apprenticeship under senior priests
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memorization of long ritual texts ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
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