Bhargava1920: quick add formatting for clarity also and fixed typos for consistency

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quick add formatting for clarity also and fixed typos for consistency

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	~~The '''Bawlpu''' is the medicine~~ man in ~~the~~ traditional ~~[[Mizo people\|~~Mizo]] village, he was called by the villagers to cure sickness and diseases.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Lalthangliana\|first=B\|title=Culture and folklore of Mizoram\|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting\|year=\|isbn=9788123026589\|location=\|pages=}}</ref> He performed rituals and sacrifices to heal the sick through [[propitiation]] and [[exorcism]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Lawmsanga\|first=\|date=2010\|title=A critical study on Christian mission with special reference to the Presbyterian church of Mizoram\|url=http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/767\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-08-27\|website=UBIRA eThesis}}~~</ref> An animal sacrifice will be made by the Bawlpu as per the requirement after the examination of the sick to cure the disease.<ref>~~{{~~Cite web\|last=\|first=~~\|date=\|title=Socio cultural background of the Mizo\|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/195983/9/09_chapter%202.pdf\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-08-27\|website=}}~~</ref>~~		{{Short description\|Medicine man and priest in traditional Mizo village}}
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	In traditional Mizo belief, evil spirits were ~~belief~~ to cause sickness among human beings. So, anyone who suffered from any illness have to consulted Bawlpu for his intervention to cure by acting as a gobetween evil spirits and human beings.<ref name=":0" />		The '''Bawlpu''' is a term to refer to a medicine man in a traditional village of the [[Mizo people]], he was called by the villagers to cure sickness and diseases.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Lalthangliana\|first=B\|title=Culture and folklore of Mizoram\|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting\|year=2005\|isbn=9788123026589\|location=\|pages=}}</ref> He performed rituals and sacrifices to heal the sick through [[propitiation]] and [[exorcism]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Lawmsanga\|date=2010\|title=A critical study on Christian mission with special reference to the Presbyterian church of Mizoram\|url=http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/767\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-08-27\|website=UBIRA eThesis}}</ref> An animal sacrifice will be made by the Bawlpu as per the requirement after the examination of the sick to cure the disease.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Socio cultural background of the Mizo\|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/195983/9/09_chapter%202.pdf\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-08-27\|website=}}</ref>

			In traditional Mizo belief, evil spirits were believed to cause sickness among human beings. So, anyone who suffered from any illness have to consulted Bawlpu for his intervention to cure by acting as a gobetween evil spirits and human beings.<ref name=":0" />

	== References ==		== References ==

	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:Mizo ~~people~~]]
	[[Category:~~Mizo language~~]]		[[Category:Mizo]]
			[[Category:Folk healers]]


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The '''Bawlpu''' is the medicine man in the traditional [[Mizo people|Mizo]] village, he was called by the villagers to cure sickness and diseases.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lalthangliana|first=B|title=Culture and folklore of Mizoram|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|year=|isbn=9788123026589|location=|pages=}}</ref> He performed rituals and sacrifices to heal the sick through [[propitiation]] and [[exorcism]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Lawmsanga|first=|date=2010|title=A critical study on Christian mission with special reference to the Presbyterian church of Mizoram|url=http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/767|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-27|website=UBIRA eThesis}}</ref> An animal sacrifice will be made by the Bawlpu as per the requirement after the examination of the sick to cure the disease.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Socio cultural background of the Mizo|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/195983/9/09_chapter%202.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-27|website=}}</ref>

In traditional Mizo belief, evil spirits were belief to cause sickness among human beings. So, anyone who suffered from any illness have to consulted Bawlpu for his intervention to cure by acting as a gobetween evil spirits and human beings.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==

<references />
[[Category:Mizo people]]
[[Category:Mizo language]]

{{India-ethno-stub}}

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Bhargava1920: quick add formatting for clarity also and fixed typos for consistency

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