Recasting caste : from the sacred to the profane /

Recasting Caste confronts the mainstream sociology of caste at its root: Louis Dumont's Homo Hierarchicus and its main source, Max Weber's distinction between class and status. Conventional wisdom on caste is idealist, and most students of the subject therefore exaggerate ritual homogeneit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hira Singh (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2014.
Temas:
Caste > India > History.
Hinduism > India > History.
Castes > Inde > Histoire.
Hindouisme > Inde > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Caste
Hinduism
India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Recasting Caste confronts the mainstream sociology of caste at its root: Louis Dumont's Homo Hierarchicus and its main source, Max Weber's distinction between class and status. Conventional wisdom on caste is idealist, and most students of the subject therefore exaggerate ritual homogeneity and deflect attention from intracaste differentiation and inequality. In contrast, by focusing on intracaste differences, Professor Singh demonstrates that caste hierarchy is grounded in a monopoly of land rights and politic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 287 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9788132119807
8132119800

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