Caste, colonialism and counter-modernity : notes on a postcolonial hermeneutics of caste /

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One prevalent socio-cultural structure that is peculiar to South Asia is caste, which is broadly understood in socio-anthropological terms as an institution of ranked, hereditary and occupational groups. This book discusses the enigmatic persistence of caste in the lives of South Asians as they step...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ganguly, Debjani
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Subjects:
Caste > India.
Postcolonialism > India.
Dalits.
Mahars.
Castes > Inde.
Postcolonialisme > Inde.
Intouchables.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Caste
Dalits
Mahars
Postcolonialism
India
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • 1 Modernity, Postcolonaiality and the New Humanities: Toward a non-holistic reading of castePart 1: Caste and Theoretical Horizons2
  • The Dark Rock of Indian Tradition: Caste and orientalism3
  • The Anomalous Insider: Caste and nationalism4
  • An Intractable Dualism: Caste and Marxism5
  • On the Other Side of Revenge: Caste and post-orientalism Part 2: Caste, Life-World, Narrative and the Aesthetic6
  • Dalit Mythographies: Ambedkar as modernity's Interlocutor7
  • Buddha, Bhakti and Superstition: A post-secular reading of dalit conversion8
  • Of Urban Dystopias and New Gods: Readings from Marathi dalit literature9
  • Chandra, Velutha, Ammu, Death: The aporia of the aestheticEpilogue.

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