Marriage: A Sociological exploration of system and Practices among the Nocte Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh

  • Unique Paper ID: 175764
  • PageNo: 3880-3885
  • Abstract:
  • The study of this subject attempts to unearth or explore how the Nocte performed and practice marriages in their society. An effort is made to examine the subject with the application of empirical study and method. The study is on historical analysis. A valuable data is gathered through field studies and interaction with the people of the community. Secondary sources are also referred to further authenticate the research work. The Noctes are one of the ethnic groups of Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh, inhabited in the eastern most part of India. They are the worshipper of animism. It also emphasised to study different types of marriage that is popularly practiced by them. Apart from this, an attempt is also made to study on bride-price that is an integral part in the process of marriage ceremony. It also highlighted on the aspect of divorce, which has a social sanctioned in the society.

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@article{175764,
        author = {Dr. Khetoan Khetey},
        title = {Marriage: A Sociological exploration of system and Practices among the Nocte Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {11},
        pages = {3880-3885},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=175764},
        abstract = {The study of this subject attempts to unearth or explore how the Nocte performed and practice marriages in their society. An effort is made to examine the subject with the application of empirical study and method. The study is on historical analysis. A valuable data is gathered through field studies and interaction with the people of the community. Secondary sources are also referred to further authenticate the research work. The Noctes are one of the ethnic groups of Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh, inhabited in the eastern most part of India. They are the worshipper of animism. It also emphasised to study different types of marriage that is popularly practiced by them. Apart from this, an attempt is also made to study on bride-price that is an integral part in the process of marriage ceremony. It also highlighted on the aspect of divorce, which has a social sanctioned in the society.},
        keywords = {Empirical, Ethnic, Animism, Bride-price, Ceremony, Divorce, Sanctioned.},
        month = {April},
        }

Cite This Article

Khetey, D. K. (2025). Marriage: A Sociological exploration of system and Practices among the Nocte Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology (IJIRT), 11(11), 3880–3885.

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