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Classifying the universe : the ancient Indian varṇa system and the origins of caste. English
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TextPublication details: New York Oxford University Press, 1994.Description: 408ISBN: - 0195084985
- 305.51220954 B76 C 24043
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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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