Classifying the universe : the ancient Indian varṇa system and the origins of caste. English

By:

Brian K. Smith

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Oxford University Press, 1994.Description: 408ISBN:

0195084985

Subject(s):

Caste
India

DDC classification:

305.51220954 B76 C 24043

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Books	Chinmaya International Foundation	305.51220954 B76 C 24043 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	24043

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.

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