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A vivid account of ritual, power, and social inequality in rural India.

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. . . [An] engaging text that is accessible to scholars at all levels.

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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
1. Introduction
Part I. Dominance in the Making
2. Who Is the ?r?
3. The Ash Theft
4. Making Social Distinctions
5. Habit, History, and Thevar Dominance
Part II. Remaking the Village
6. Gods of Yanaimangalam
7. Making Good at Kotai Festivals
9. Hindu Nationalism and Dalit Reform: Two Responses to Thevar Domination
10. Conclusion
Glossary
Notes
References Cited
Index

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 27/07/2005
      ISBN13: 9780253217653, 978-0253217653
      ISBN10: 0253217652
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      Social and cultural anthropology Hinduism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A vivid account of ritual, power, and social inequality in rural India.

      Trade Review

      . . . [An] engaging text that is accessible to scholars at all levels.

      * Religious Studies Review *

      Table of Contents

      Contents
      Acknowledgments
      Note on Transliteration
      1. Introduction
      Part I. Dominance in the Making
      2. Who Is the ?r?
      3. The Ash Theft
      4. Making Social Distinctions
      5. Habit, History, and Thevar Dominance
      Part II. Remaking the Village
      6. Gods of Yanaimangalam
      7. Making Good at Kotai Festivals
      9. Hindu Nationalism and Dalit Reform: Two Responses to Thevar Domination
      10. Conclusion
      Glossary
      Notes
      References Cited
      Index

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