Family and Kinship: A Study of the Pandits of Rural Kashmir - Hardcover

Madan, T. N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195621387 ISBN 13: 9780195621389

Publisher: OUP India, 1990

Synopsis

First published in 1965 by the Asia Publishing House and recognized in anthropological and sociological circles as a pioneering and ethnographically rich account of the Hindu family, this is the second edition published by the OUP. This enlarged edition has three new appendices, a revised list of references and a new index, though the text remains unchanged. The book describes a typical Kashmiri homeland and examines the composition of and modes of recruitment to the household.

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Review

Reviews of the first edition: "Contrary to what one might suppose, intensive studies of kinship among the Indian castes are still rare; this one is in fact the first for northern India proper...it represents a serious step forward in our knowledge of the functioning of the family in India."--Louis Dumont"At last a book about Indian family and kinship which is not about caste!...quite apart from its interest to Indianists, this book will be useful in teaching students of anthropology about the developmental cycle of the patrilineal joint family."--Burton Benedict in Man"The only full length study published focusing entirely on family and kinship as they function within Indian society. It contains excellent ethnography, gives valid details of various aspects of Pandit life, offers useful numerical and graphic data."--Leela Dube in Sociology of Kinship Reviews of the first edition: "Contrary to what one might suppose, intensive studies of kinship among the Indian castes are still rare; this one is in fact the first for northern India proper...it represents a serious step forward in our knowledge of the functioning of the family in India."--Louis Dumont "At last a book about Indian family and kinship which is not about caste!...quite apart from its interest to Indianists, this book will be useful in teaching students of anthropology about the developmental cycle of the patrilineal joint family."--Burton Benedict in Man "The only full length study published focusing entirely on family and kinship as they function within Indian society. It contains excellent ethnography, gives valid details of various aspects of Pandit life, offers useful numerical and graphic data."--Leela Dube in Sociology of Kinship Reviews of the first edition: "Contrary to what one might suppose, intensive studies of kinship among the Indian castes are still rare; this one is in fact the first for northern India proper...it represents a serious step forward in our knowledge of the functioning of the family in India."--Louis Dumont "At last a book about Indian family and kinship which is not about caste!...quite apart from its interest to Indianists, this book will be useful in teaching students of anthropology about the developmental cycle of the patrilineal joint family."--Burton Benedict in Man "The only full length study published focusing entirely on family and kinship as they function within Indian society. It contains excellent ethnography, gives valid details of various aspects of Pandit life, offers useful numerical and graphic data."--Leela Dube in Sociology of Kinship Reviews of the first edition: "Contrary to what one might suppose, intensive studies of kinship among the Indian castes are still rare; this one is in fact the first for northern India proper...it represents a serious step forward in our knowledge of the functioning of the family in India."--LouisDumont"At last a book about Indian family and kinship which is not about caste!...quite apart from its interest to Indianists, this book will be useful in teaching students of anthropology about the developmental cycle of the patrilineal joint family."--Burton Benedict in Man"The only full length study published focusing entirely on family and kinship as they function within Indian society. It contains excellent ethnography, gives valid details of various aspects of Pandit life, offers useful numerical and graphic data."--Leela Dube in Sociology of Kinship

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP India
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195621387
• ISBN 13: 9780195621389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352