Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 646 g
The Ancient Indian Varna System and the Origins of Caste
Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 646 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-508498-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press
This is a comprehensive examination of the `varna' system - a classificatory scheme laid out in the classical Hindu Vedic literature and thought to underlie the concept of caste, which continues to exert a powerful and pervasive influence over Indian life.
This is a comprehensive examination of the `varna' system - a classificatory scheme laid out in the classical Hindu Vedic literature and thought to underlie the concept of caste, which continues to exert a powerful and pervasive influence over Indian life.




