Tai Ahoms and the Stars: Three Ritual Texts to Ward Off Danger

Studies on Southeast Asia 10 The ancient but not completely forgotten language of Ahom (part of a culture that once dominated the Brahmaputra Valley in India) has been marked by a lack of competent critical and scholarly study. The present authors aim to correct this: in their work they include a useful introduction to the state of Ahom studies and about linguistic problems and possibilities. The three primary texts studied are presented in their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877277095
• ISBN13: 9780877277095
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher