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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Published in:Religion compass
Main Author: Llewellyn, John Earl 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 77-85
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Caste / Nationalism / Colonialism / History 1600-2015
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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