Authors:

Sukanya Baruah

Abstract:

Basically living in the upper parts like in the district of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sivasagar, Matak is an important aboriginal ethnic group of Assam. Culture shape and reshape the identities of different groups and its people and play a crucial role to determine the status of men and women within this group through practices, norms, religion, marriage, festivals, beliefs, myths etc. Infect it is the culture which defines male and female as the men and women through the gender socialization process. Within a patriarchal base system religion as a cultural tool define women lower positon in this ethnic group. But here occurring dual sources reflect a complex situation regarding this religion issue. From the earlier time exist as tribal religious worshipped represent a specific position of Matak women but later on adopting Neo –Vaishnava push women lower position. Thus, this paper analysis a complex interplay by religion to determine the Matak women status in the cultural sphere in the context of Dibrugarh district.   

Keywords:

Culture, Dibrugarh, Matak, Patriarchy, Religion, Women

Vol & Issue:

VOL.13, ISSUE No.4, December 2021