Apokpa Marup

The Apokpa Marup or the Apokpa Laining is a modern religious denomination of Sanamahism, the primitive Meitei religion, founded by Laininghal Naoriya Phullo in 1930 in Cachar, Assam.[1] It was founded in the goal of reviving the suppressed old paganism of the Meitei ethnicity in the then Manipur.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Apokpa Marup
TypeMeitei
ClassificationReligious denomination
TheologyMeitei philosophy
RegionIndia (Manipur, Assam and Tripura), Bangladesh and Myanmar
LanguageMeitei language (Manipuri language)
FounderLaininghal Naoriya Phulo
Origin1930 AD
Cachar, Assam
Branched fromSanamahism (Meitei religion)
Other name(s)Apokpa Laining Marup
PublicationsApokpa Mapu gi Tungnapham

References

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  3. Singh, Moirangthem Kirti (1998). "Recent Researches in Oriental Indological Studies: Including Meiteilogy".
  4. Raha, Manis Kumar (1995). The People of the Himalayas: Bio-cultural and Ecological Aspects. ISBN 9788185579306.
  5. Dena, Lal (1991). "History of Modern Manipur, 1826-1949".
  6. Danda, Ajit K. (1999). "Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Integration".