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Book SynopsisWhile 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
