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Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap |
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beliefs regarding the after life |
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Talking about war and killings, I took the opportunity to steer the conversation towards the Wanchus' ideas regarding the after life. Their beliefs seemed to be rather more precise than those of the Konyaks of Wakching. The land of the dead is known as Lumpu, and the spirits of the deceased are referred to as dzaban. Luipu is thought of as a real underworld and as a replica of this world. Everything on earth is supposed to be duplicated in Lumpu. Thus, below Niaunu is supposed to be a corresponding village, and below the chief's house there is a comparable chief's house. |
