Western Foundations of the Caste System

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvMartin Fárek,Dunkin Jalki,Sufiya Pathan,Prakash Shah

1 159 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Finns i fler format (1)

Inbunden

1 589 kr

Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

This book argues that the dominant descriptions of the ‘caste system’ are rooted in the Western Christian experience of India. Thus, caste studies tell us more about the West than about India. It further demonstrates the imperative to move beyond this scholarship in order to generate descriptions of Indian social reality. The dominant descriptions of the ‘caste system’ that we have today are results of originally Christian themes and questions. The authors of this collection show how this hypothesis can be applied beyond South Asia to the diasporic cultures that have made a home in Western countries, and how the inheritance of caste studies as structured by European scholarship impacts on our understanding of contemporary India and the Indians of the diaspora. This collection will be of interest to scholars and students of caste studies, India studies, religion in South Asia, postcolonial studies, history, anthropology and sociology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-07-28
Mått148 x 210 x 16 mm
Vikt376 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor274
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319817439

Tillhör följande kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhalle och politik
Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhalle och politik
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhalle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhalle och politik

Martin Fárek is the Head of the Department for the Study of Religions, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic. Dunkin Jalki is the Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Humanities and the Social Sciences, SDM PG College, Ujire, India. Sufiya Pathan is Associate Professor at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Humanities and the Social Sciences, SDM PG College, Ujire, India. Prakash Shah is a Reader in Culture and Law, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

1. Introduction: Caste Studies and the Apocryphal Elephant; Martin Farek, Dunkin Jalki, Sufiya Pathan andPrakash Shah.- 2. Caste-Based Reservation and Social Justice in India ; S.N. Balagangadhara.- 3. Are there Caste Atrocities in India? What the Data Can and Cannot Tell Us; Dunkin Jalki and Sufiya Pathan.- 4. Dissimulating on Caste in British Law; Prakash Shah.- 5. Were Shramana and Bhakti Movements Against the Caste System?; Martin Farek.- 6. A Nation of Tribes and Priests: The Jews and the Immorality of the Caste System Jakob De Roover.- 7. The Aryans and the Ancient System of Caste; Marianne Keppens.- 8. Afterword; Martin Farek, Dunkin Jalki, Sufiya Pathan and Prakash Shah.

Mer från samma författare

India in the Eyes of Europeans

Martin Fárek

Häftad, 2022

289 kr

Du kanske också är intresserad av