Status and sacredness : a general theory of status relations and an analysis of Indian culture /
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1994.
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| Series: | ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- A note on foreign words
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Theoretical concepts
- 3. A theory of status relationships: key elements
- 4. Key features of Indian society: What is to be explained
- 5. Explaining the key features of caste
- 6. The social categories of traditional India
- 7. The articulation of status and material resources: Political and economic legitimacy
- 8. A theory of status relationships: Additional elements
- 9. Cultural codes and rituals: I
- - 10. Cultural codes and rituals: II
- 11. Status relations in marriage alliances
- 12. On the nature of sacredness
- 13. The worship of gods
- 14. Salvation and soteriology
- 15. Eschatology
- 16. Conclusions
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.