Caste: Origin, Function and Dimensions of Change - Hardcover

Jaiswal, Suvira

 
9788173042386: Caste: Origin, Function and Dimensions of Change
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 8173042381 ISBN 13: 9788173042386
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 1998

Synopsis

This comprehensive study is diveded into 5 chapters. The introduction looks at the definition of caste, the evidence of Vedic texts, and the the class role of caste and the elite. Other chapters examine stratification in Rig vedic society and early Bhuddhism. The concluding chapter provides an overview of the changing paradigms of brahmanical integration.

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About the Author

Suvira Jaiswal is professor of Ancient History at the Centre of Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, where she has been teaching since 1971.

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Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8173042381
ISBN 13 
9788173042386
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
290

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