Apokpa

An Apokpa or an Apokpi is an ancestral deity belonging to one particular clan or family, often prevailed in the Meitei religion (Sanamahism).[1] Almost all the clans and the families of the Meitei ethnicity worship their ancestors having separate pantheons dedicated to them.[2][3][4][5]

Apokpa
Ancestral deity of families and clans
Member of Meitei deities
RegionIndia (Manipur, Assam and Tripura), Bangladesh and Myanmar
Ethnic groupMeitei ethnicity

Other websites

  • Devi, Yumlembam Gopi. Glimpses of Manipuri Culture. ISBN 9780359729197.
  • Sanajaoba, Naorem (1988). Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization. ISBN 9788170998532.
  • Devi, Lairenlakpam Bino (2002). The Lois of Manipur: Andro, Khurkhul, Phayeng and Sekmai. ISBN 9788170998495.
  • "Proceedings of North East India History Association". 1993.

References

  1. "Indian Anthropologist: Journal of the Indian Anthropological Association". 2008.
  2. Ranajit Kumar Saha (1994). Valley Society of Manipur: A Cultural Frontier of Indian Civilization. ISBN 9788185094823.
  3. Saroj Nalini Parratt (1980). The Religion of Manipur: Beliefs, Rituals, and Historical Development. Firma KLM. ISBN 9780836405941.
  4. "Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society". Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. The Society. 18. 1983.
  5. Arabinda Basu; Biman Kumar Das Gupta; Jayanta Sarkar (2004). Anthropology for North-East India, a Reader: Indian Anthropological Congress Commemorative Volume. Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists, Indian Anthropological Society, National Museum of Mankind. ISBN 9788185525044.