Caste in question : identity or hierarchy?

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Caste in question : identity or hierarchy?

edited by Dipankar Gupta

(Contributions to Indian sociology, Occasional studies ; 12)

Sage Publications, 2004

  • : Hb
  • : India-Hb

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This volume offers a new understanding of caste in contemporary India. It argues that the traditional view of caste - as a single hierarchy, with Brahmans at the top and the untouchable castes at the bottom - is no longer valid. Based on fieldwork, the articles in this volume prove that ritual dominance does not determine the nature of caste interactions in any way. From politics to gender to economic interaction, the single, pure hierarchy is constantly being questioned and weakened. Castes that once had the status of shudras are now claiming, on occasions, a position superior to Brahmans and Kshatriyas; agrarian castes - such as Jats, Ahirs and Gujars - are at the political forefront, taking caste identities outside the village; the once passive untouchable castes are now aggressive and militant, and aware of their rights in a democratic society. This exciting collection of original articles demonstrates how caste identity today challenges the outdated notion of a single, all-encompassing hierarchy, within which each caste co-exists peacefully.

目次

Introduction - Dipankar Gupta The Certitudes of Caste: When Identity Trumps Hierarchy Caste Panchayats and the Policing of Marriage in Haryana - Prem Chowdhry Enforcing Kinship and Territorial Exogamy `We (Yadavs) Are a Caste of Politicians' - Lucia Michelutti Caste and Modern Politics in a North Indian Town Jains, Caste and Hierarchy in North Gujarat - John E Cort Hierarchy, Difference and the Caste System - Gaurang R Sahay A Study of Rural Bihar Replication or Dissent? Culture and Institutions Among `Untouchable' Scheduled Castes in Karnataka - G K Karanth Sikhism and the Caste Question - Surinder S Jodhka Dalits and Their Politics in Contemporary Punjab Inventing Caste History - Badri Narayan Dalit Mobilisation and Nationalist Past `The Bedias are Rajputs' - Anuja Agrawal Caste Consciousness of a Marginal Community

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