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

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

Brian K. Smith

Oxford University Press, 1994

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 350-375

Includes index

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ISBN 9780195060546

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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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: pbk ISBN 9780195084986

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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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