Life on the Ganga: boatmen and the ritual economy of Banaras
This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. The author examines the evolution of the boatmen communit...
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| Zusammenfassung: | This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. The author examines the evolution of the boatmen community, drawing on a variety of sources to illuminate the cultural politics of social and economic inequality in contemporary India. Life on the Ganga: Boatmen and the Ritual Economy of Banaras offers insight into recent debates about the cultural and historical forms of social practice and resistance at the juncture between tradition and the global economy, and will therefore appeal not only to anthropologists, but to anyone working in the field of development studies, globalization, religion, politics and cultural studies |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xix, 239 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789382264941 |
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| spelling | Doron, Assa Verfasser aut Life on the Ganga boatmen and the ritual economy of Banaras Assa Doron New Delhi Foundation Books 2013 1 online resource (xix, 239 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015) Domesticating the Ganga boatmen -- Stepsons of the state : marginalization and the struggle for recognition -- The moral economy of boating : territorial clashes and internal struggles -- River crossings : boatmen, priests, and the ritual economy of Banaras -- The romance of Banaras : boatmen, pilgrims and tourists -- Conclusion : covert resistance and collective action This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. The author examines the evolution of the boatmen community, drawing on a variety of sources to illuminate the cultural politics of social and economic inequality in contemporary India. Life on the Ganga: Boatmen and the Ritual Economy of Banaras offers insight into recent debates about the cultural and historical forms of social practice and resistance at the juncture between tradition and the global economy, and will therefore appeal not only to anthropologists, but to anyone working in the field of development studies, globalization, religion, politics and cultural studies Politik Wirtschaft Mallahs / India / Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) / Social conditions Mallahs / India / Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) / Economic conditions Boaters (Persons) / India / Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) / Social conditions Boaters (Persons) / India / Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) / Economic conditions Caste / Political aspects / India / Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) Indien Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-93-82264-54-5 http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9789382264941/type/BOOK Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
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