Caste in question: identity or hierarchy?
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Sage Publications 2004
Schriftenreihe:Contributions to Indian sociology 12
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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"This important volume provides an alternative perspective on caste. It demonstrates that the traditional view of caste -- as a single hierarchy, with Brahmins at the top and the untouchable castes at the bottom -- is no longer valid. From politics to gender to economic interaction, the contributors reveal how the erstwhile single, pure hierarchical order is constantly being questioned and weakened. The essays in this volume argue for a different conceptualisation of caste -- one that would take into account the need for caste assertion and dignity as well as notions of hierarchy. The contributors show that while pride in one's caste identity is an important feature of the caste order, this is not incompatible with contesting notions of hierarchy. Caste is now better seen in terms, first, of discrete identities and then in terms of multiple and contesting hierarchies. Using contemporary experiences, this exciting volume reflects on received wisdom concerning theories of caste and provides an entirely fresh perspective."--Provided by publisher
Cover; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: The certitudes of caste: When identity trumps hierarchy; 1 -- Caste panchayats and the policing of marriage in Haryana: Enforcing kinship and territorial exogamy; 2 -- 'We (Yadavs) are a caste of politicians': Caste and modern politics in a north Indian town; 3 -- Jains, caste and hierarchy in north Gujarat; 4 -- Hierarchy, difference and the caste system: A study of rural Bihar; 5 -- Replication or dissent? Culture and institutions among 'Untouchable' Scheduled Castes in Karnataka
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 255 pages)
ISBN:0761933247
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