A Study on Traditional Beliefs of Missing People with Special Reference to Folk-beliefs of Birth and Death

Author(s)	Utpal Assamese Saikia
Country	India
Abstract	North East India is replete with ethnic groups. The Misings are one of them. This tribe is the second largest population of Assam. Primarily, the inhabit in the riverine areas of the upper Assam districts namely Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Biswanath, Golaghat etc.. Besides living in most of the districts of Upper Assam, they have been living in parts of Arunachal Pradesh who have made unprecedented contributions to the formation of the larger Assamese nation for a longer time. Traditional practices and culture are integral part of their social live and livelihood and as such these revolve around all the festivals and rituals of the tribal community. The Mising people have the belief of simple lifestyle and traditional agricultural practices. The food potential of the Mising living in rural life is their ethnic specialty. The paper will attempt to bring various aspects of the Mising society and their beliefs into the study through the discussion paper.
Keywords	tradition, folk-beliefs, birth and death, deathlore, Mising culture
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2026
Published On	2026-01-31

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