An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre

Marriage and related customs and practices of the people have evolved with the ever-changing time. In the olden days, and still today (exceptionally rare), the act of persuasively abducting the bride was/is practiced among the various tribal groups of Arunachal Pradesh. Sherd/tukpens too, like any o...

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Main Author: Nyato Doji
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Published: Dera Natung Government College 2019-12-01
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description Marriage and related customs and practices of the people have evolved with the ever-changing time. In the olden days, and still today (exceptionally rare), the act of persuasively abducting the bride was/is practiced among the various tribal groups of Arunachal Pradesh. Sherd/tukpens too, like any other tribal community in Arunachal practice/d Aacham Jhomba i.e., “Marriage by abduction”, which of course with the leap of time has seen changes much like any other traditional marriage system. This paper is an attempt to understand the proceedings of the “marriage by abduction” among the Sherd/tukpens of Arunachal Pradesh.
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spelling doaj-art-d64b02e7b39f405680f23256fc9404312025-08-20T02:02:53ZengDera Natung Government CollegeDera Natung Government College Research Journal2456-82282583-54832019-12-0141626810.56405/dngcrj.2019.04.01.08An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of ThongreNyato Doji0Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar.Marriage and related customs and practices of the people have evolved with the ever-changing time. In the olden days, and still today (exceptionally rare), the act of persuasively abducting the bride was/is practiced among the various tribal groups of Arunachal Pradesh. Sherd/tukpens too, like any other tribal community in Arunachal practice/d Aacham Jhomba i.e., “Marriage by abduction”, which of course with the leap of time has seen changes much like any other traditional marriage system. This paper is an attempt to understand the proceedings of the “marriage by abduction” among the Sherd/tukpens of Arunachal Pradesh.https://dngc.ac.in/journals/index.php/dngcrj/article/view/74marriagethongresherd/tukpenwest kamengarunachal pradesh
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An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre
Dera Natung Government College Research Journal
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title An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre
title_full An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre
title_fullStr An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre
title_full_unstemmed An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre
title_short An anthropological discourse on Acham Jhomba (marriage by abduction) among the Sherd/tukpens of Thongre
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