Homo hierarchicus : The caste system and its implications

By:

Dumont Louix

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Delhi Oxford University Press 1998Description: 386p xibISBN:

9788131610947

Subject(s):

1. Sociology - Caste System - Implications

DDC classification:

305.500000 DUM-3

Contents:

CONTENTS Introduction; History of Ideas; From System to Structure: The Pure and the Impure ; Hierarchy: The Theory of the ‘Varna’ ; The Division of Labour ; The Regulation of Marriage: Separation and Hierarchy ; Rules Concerning Contact and Food ; Power and Territory ; Caste Government: Justice and Authority ; Concomitants and Implications ; Comparison: Are There Castes Among Non-Hindus and Outside India? ; Comparison (Concluded): The Contemporary Trend ; Postface: Toward a Theory of Hierarchy

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	Mansfield Section	305.5 DUM-3 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		32540

CONTENTS
Introduction;
History of Ideas;
From System to Structure: The Pure and the Impure ;
Hierarchy: The Theory of the ‘Varna’ ;
The Division of Labour ;
The Regulation of Marriage: Separation and Hierarchy ;
Rules Concerning Contact and Food ;
Power and Territory ;
Caste Government: Justice and Authority ;
Concomitants and Implications ;
Comparison: Are There Castes Among Non-Hindus and Outside India? ;
Comparison (Concluded): The Contemporary Trend ;
Postface: Toward a Theory of Hierarchy

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