Sanamahism Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
religious or philosophical tradition of Meetei origin
About Sanamahism
Sanamahism/traditional Meitei ethnic religion has many religious aspects including animism (divine spirits of water, vegetation, trees, etc.), polytheism (many deities), shamanism (practitioners/shamans connecting to the gods), spiritualism (afterlife and souls) and totemism (sacred objects or symbols). The Meitei people were once an ethno-religious ethnicity (ethnic group that believes in only one faith) before the vast majority of them underwent forced conversion toHinduismduring the 18th century AD. A little population of the Meitei ethnicity has now also converted into Christianity and Buddhism. Most of the Buddhist Meiteis live in Myanmar (Burma). The followers of Sanamahism are called Sanamahists. The Sanamahist population accounts for 8% of the total population ofManipur, according
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