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Homo hierarchicus : The caste system and its implications
Publication details: Delhi Oxford University Press 1998Description: 386p xibISBN:- 9788131610947
- 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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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