IJLLC | Lotha Naga Folktale of a Girl who married to a Tiger: Folklores and Folktales, a key in understanding Culture and Society

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Lotha Naga Folktale of a Girl who married to a Tiger: Folklores and Folktales, a key in understanding Culture and Society

Liyingbeni R Kithan

International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture (IJLLC), Vol-2,Issue-6, November - December 2022, Pages 49-52, 10.22161/ijllc.2.5.9

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Article Info: Received: 19 Sep 2022, Received in revised form: 11 Oct 2022, Accepted: 17 Oct 2022, Available online: 22 Oct 2022

Abstract:

This paper intends to evaluate the Lotha Nagas social system based on the idioms contained in Lotha Nagas Lores and Tales. It distinguishes folklore in relation to the culture of the Lothas .It will examine how folklore and tales offer philosophical insights into the culture and society of the Lotha Nagas. It also attempts to bring forth folktales and lores as an important part of the incarnated aspects of the Lotha Naga culture. Therefore to comprehend the Lotha Culture and Society, it is essential to study its various socio- cultural ethos, festivals and ceremonies which is unique to their culture. Folktales and lores are the instruments of education into a culture of the feelings in which a person’s response to life’s challenges will be based.

Keywords:

Lotha Nagas, Oral traditions, Tribal Culture and Society, Folklores and Folktales.

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