"Apart from their roles of priestesses and priests, the maibas and maibis also function as oracles and custodians of the tradition thereby performing the sacred duty as intermediaries between the divine spirit (umanglais) and the common masses. The maibis, in this case, exercise greater authority in being involuntarily 'possessed' by the spirit, and also representing the female spiritual power-so widely venerated within the animistic faith of Sanamahism."
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Kailash C. Baral, Cultural Forms and Practices in Northeast India. Germany: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. p. 113
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