Structure and cognition [electronic resource] : aspects of Hindu caste and ritual /
by Das, Veena.
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BookPublisher: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Edition: 3rd ed.Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199081172 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Caste -- India | Hinduism -- Rituals | G�rhyasutras -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Puranas. Dharmaranya Purana -- Criticism, interpretation, etcOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Sociological analysis of Hindu caste & ritual has primarily been confined to the empirical study of local communities. In this work the author adds a new dimension by basing her data on an examination of selected myths in Puranic & Sutra literature, in particular the Dharmaranya Purana & the Grihya Sutra.
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Sociological analysis of Hindu caste & ritual has primarily been confined to the empirical study of local communities. In this work the author adds a new dimension by basing her data on an examination of selected myths in Puranic & Sutra literature, in particular the Dharmaranya Purana & the Grihya Sutra.
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