Alchemies of violence: myths of identity and the life of trade in western India
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1. Verfasser: Babb, Lawrence A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Sage Publications 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index
Violence and the ways of trade -- Sages and warriors -- Melted warriors -- Warriors exiled -- Going public -- Traders victorious
The several trading castes known generically as M̀arwaris ̀are among the most powerful and wealthy groups in India. While they have spread throughout India and beyond, their homeland is Rajasthan. This absorbing book explores their origin myths and the manner in which these myths construct and express their social identities. Lawrence Babb draws attention to the special problems of self-definition faced by these groups and shows how myth engages these problems by using a distinctive symbolism drawn from the Vedic rite of sacrifice. According, to the author, origin myths utilize sacrifice as a
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ISBN:0761932232
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