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Rosa María Pérez

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Description:In this book Rosa Maria Perez presents fieldwork done on the Vankar, a caste of Untouchable weavers in Gujurat. The ethnographic data, collected over two visits spanning over four years, has led her to a re-evaluation of the traditional approach that focused on the singularity and also the rigidity of caste in Indian society. Louis Dumont's Homo Hierarchicus has had a significant impact on anthropological theory. The author confronts this Western perception of untouchability with the notion of reversibility, and a fresh translation of social norms.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India. To get started finding Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2004

ISBN: 8180280144

Description: In this book Rosa Maria Perez presents fieldwork done on the Vankar, a caste of Untouchable weavers in Gujurat. The ethnographic data, collected over two visits spanning over four years, has led her to a re-evaluation of the traditional approach that focused on the singularity and also the rigidity of caste in Indian society. Louis Dumont's Homo Hierarchicus has had a significant impact on anthropological theory. The author confronts this Western perception of untouchability with the notion of reversibility, and a fresh translation of social norms.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India. To get started finding Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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