The Poison in the Gift. Ritual, Prestation, and the Dominant Caste in a North Indian Village

Raheja, Gloria Goodwin

Published by University of Chicago Press (1988), Chicago, 1988

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23x15cm, xiv, 286 pp Contents: Introduction: Toward a Redefinition of "Dominance" in North Indian Society; Auspiciousness & Inauspiciousness as Cultural Constructs; The Structure of Ritual Action; The Ritual Contexts of Dan & the Ritual Construction of Gujar Centrality; Prestation Types & Terminological Usages:Shifting Configurations of Castes & Kinsmen in Pahansu. Seller Inventory # 005212

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Title: The Poison in the Gift. Ritual, Prestation, ...

Publisher: University of Chicago Press (1988), Chicago

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: orig. cloth

Illustrator: 12pp photo illustrations

Condition: Minor rubbing, VG.