Usin sinba: the case of Khurkhul
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 12
Abstract
The present study was conducted in Khurkhul village in Manipur. Traditional healers, called „maiba‟ and „maibi‟, thereof, use a holistic approach in dealing with health and illness. „Usin sinba‟ is one of the traditional practices of substituting a seriously ill person with a fish through an act of ritualistic performance by a „maiba‟. It is generally done by releasing a „Meitei ngamu‟ (Channa gachua) into the pond or river. At family level, as one of preventive measures of illness or traditional health seeking behaviour, it is performed annually in large scale during „Lamta‟, the Meitei month in February-March and „Cheiraoba‟ (the „Meitei‟ New Year celebration in „Sajibu‟ i.e. in the month of April). At the village level, „usin sinba‟ is also performed during the festival of „lai haraoba‟, celebrated to please traditional deities known as the „Umang lai‟ during which the head of the „maibas‟, called the Pundit will release the „Meitei ngamu‟ (Channa gachua) to ward off the evils and to seek health and prosperity for each and every families in the village. Sometimes sacred trees like the „Sanakhongnang‟ (Ficus religiosa L.) or the „Kokal‟ (Alangium chinese (Lour.) Harms) or the „Uhal‟ (Sida acuta) are also approached for similar substitutions and protection. It shows that the people of Khurkhul are conservative and traditionalist in nature. They are adhered to practicing traditional medicine in good health and perform various traditional preventive measures as embodied in their culture.
Authors and Affiliations
Ngathem Pungfa Singh, S. Jibonkumar Singh
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