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While many studies suggest that Indian Untouchables do not entirely share the hierarchical values characteristic of the caste system, Michael Moffatt argues that the most striking feature of the lowest castes is their pervasive cultural consensus with those higher in the system. Though rural Untouchables question their particular position in the sy



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Tables, pg. vii*List of Maps, pg. viii*List of Figures, pg. ix*List of Myths, pg. x*Glossary, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xix*Note on Orthography, pg. xxi*Preface: On Doing Fieldwork with Untouchables, pg. xxiii*CHAPTER I. Models and Theories of Indian Untouchability, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. Untouchability in South India: A Historical Review, pg. 32*CHAPTER III. The Village of Endavur: Dominance and Caste Structure, pg. 59*CHAPTER IV. The Replicatory Caste Order of the Untouchables, pg. 99*CHAPTER V. The Internal Structure of the Harijan Caste, pg. 154*CHAPTER VI. Replication and Complementarity in Harijan Religion, pg. 219*CHAPTER VII. Conclusion: Consensus and Its Implications, pg. 290*Bibliography, pg. 305*Index, pg. 313

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 8 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9780691601762
      978-0691601762
      ISBN-10 0691601763

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      While many studies suggest that Indian Untouchables do not entirely share the hierarchical values characteristic of the caste system, Michael Moffatt argues that the most striking feature of the lowest castes is their pervasive cultural consensus with those higher in the system. Though rural Untouchables question their particular position in the sy



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Tables, pg. vii*List of Maps, pg. viii*List of Figures, pg. ix*List of Myths, pg. x*Glossary, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xix*Note on Orthography, pg. xxi*Preface: On Doing Fieldwork with Untouchables, pg. xxiii*CHAPTER I. Models and Theories of Indian Untouchability, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. Untouchability in South India: A Historical Review, pg. 32*CHAPTER III. The Village of Endavur: Dominance and Caste Structure, pg. 59*CHAPTER IV. The Replicatory Caste Order of the Untouchables, pg. 99*CHAPTER V. The Internal Structure of the Harijan Caste, pg. 154*CHAPTER VI. Replication and Complementarity in Harijan Religion, pg. 219*CHAPTER VII. Conclusion: Consensus and Its Implications, pg. 290*Bibliography, pg. 305*Index, pg. 313

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