Brian K. Smith.

Classifying the universe : the ancient Indian varṇa system and the origins of caste. English - New York Oxford University Press, 1994. - 408

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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