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Diffraction or Delusion: An Ethnoarchaeological Investigation to the Magico-Medicinal Practices (MMPs) of Mayong, Assam
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Abstract
Magic and Medicine were intertwined in ancient civilization and are acutely embedded in folk healing culture currently. The Indigenous Knowledge (IK) of healing as cultural intangible heritage have been widely discussed by anthropologists, historians and fictional novelists. But within archaeological discourse, these practices have been neglected by the community of archaeologists. Here, the focus has been placed to the ethnoarchaeological investigation of the Black Magic (BM) practices of Mayong, Assam through the re-elucidation of its the material culture and symbolism used during Magico-Medicinal Practices (MMPs) or Magical Practices (MPs). Whereas, the fundamental objective is to critically review the existing archaeological as well as a socio-cultural approach to IK of Magico-Medicinal healing, in which MMPs and MPs have been diminished to the extent of social exclusion.
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