Caste: Religion and Society in India
References to caste are common in religious texts from the classical period in South Asian history and even before. In the colonial era, caste was understood by the British as a defining characteristic of social life, and in independent India it has taken on new salience in the political mobilizatio...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2015]
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Religion compass
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 77-85 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Caste
/ Nationalism
/ Colonialism
/ History 1600-2015
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia TJ Modern history TK Recent history |
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