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Status and Sacredness : a General Theory of Status Relations and an Analysis of Indian Culture.

Status and Sacredness provides a new theory of status and sacral relationships and a provocative reinterpretation of the Indian caste system and Hinduism. Milner shows how in India and many other social contexts status is a key resource, and that sacredness can be usefully understood as a special fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jr., Murray Milner
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a A Note on Foreign Words; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Concepts; 3. A Theory of Status Relationships: Key Elements; 4. Key Features of Indian Society: What Is to Be Explained; 5. Explaining the Key Features of Caste; 6. The Social Categories of Traditional India; 7. The Articulation of Status and Material Resources: Political and Economic Legitimacy; 8. A Theory of Status Relationships: Additional Elements; 9. Cultural Codes and Rituals: I; 10. Cultural Codes and Rituals: II; 11. Status Relations in Marriage Alliances; 12. On the Nature of Sacredness; 13. The Worship of Gods. 
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