Caste: origin, function and dimension of change
Jaiswal, Suvira
₹ 425.00
The work provides a critique of the current theories of caste system which locate its essence in endogamy and argues that the present morphology of caste is the result of the changes the institution has undergone over centuries of its existence, but its origins are embedded in the ecology of the Vedic cattle-keepers.
ISBN 13: 9788173043345
ISBN 10: 8173043345
Year: 2023
Language: ENGLISH
Pages etc.: Reprint of 1998: xii,278p., bibl, ind., 23cm.
Binding: Hardbound
Subject(s): History
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