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: Milner, Murray, Jr (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Temas:
Social status.
Social structure.
Sociology > Philosophy.
Religion and social status.
Hindu sociology.
Caste > India.
Statut social.
Structure sociale.
Sociologie > Philosophie.
Religion et statut social.
Sociologie religieuse > Hindouisme.
Castes > Inde.
social status.
social structure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Caste.
Sociale status.
Heiligheid.
Cultuur.
Kastenstelsel.
India.
Social status > Related to > Religion
Hinduism
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 14. Salvation and Soteriology
  • 5. EschatologyShow Level 16. Conclusions

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