• Dr. Bikash Bage

Most of the far flung and remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh, India depend on shamans or the traditional priests. They are mostly preferred on modern health services especially in early stage of disease. The modern health services are scantily established and the distance to the nearest health facilities compel the people to opt for traditional healers for their basic health ailments. The descendent of all ABO-TANI follow a set of belief and value pattern where the indigenous treatment system is practiced through varied forms of worship and rituals. The shaman with the help of spiritual chants possessed with sacred and hidden wisdom of knowledge of natural power are considered as capable of protecting the human being from life obstacles and physiological ailments. In some of the cases they are considered to have healed the physical wounds and drew stream of water from the bamboo walls of traditional houses. ‘Yugung’ the alter is generally framed with bamboo and special wild leaves and branches facing towards eastern direction and most of the rituals and sacrifices are performed at the altar. However, in the contemporary times, the practice of traditional method health seeking behavior pattern is losing its hold. The disease and health management among the Nyishi tribe is slowly shifting towards the modern health services. Yet the traditional health healing methods are practiced and it’s an effort to preserve the extinction of the unique system.

Nyishi, Health Seeking Behaviour, Traditional healers, Nyub- Shaman, Donyi Polo.

"HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR A CASE STUDY ON SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.1635-1646, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902E35.pdf

"HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR A CASE STUDY ON SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp1635-1646, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902E35.pdf