Words of the Shaman in a jungle of spirits. Man, beast and Missionaries in Northeast India. Fertility through stones and heads, power through pain. The Seven Sisters of India provides a detailed and balanced picture of life in this remote region, which was last examined some 50 years ago. At that time reports were limited in scope, and customs such as head-hunting were given undue emphasis.
Individual chapters focus on the different aspects of life, religious belief and ritual.
The geography of this region of contrasts, the origins of its people, their houses, the cult of the sun and the moon, ancestor worship, weaving, dance, beliefs connected to head-hunting and matriarchal structures are among those aspects given special attention.