Contested Hierarchies : A Collaborative Ethnography of Caste among the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Hardback
Edited by David N. (Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Brunel Universi Gellner, Declan (Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Lecturer in Social Anthropology, The Queen's Unive Quigley
Part of the Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology series
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The urban civilization of the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley provides a paradigm for the study of caste and Hindu kingship.
In this book, six anthropologists, in a genuinely collaborative international endeavour, pool their knowledge of the three ancient Newar cities of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur, and settlements nearby.
The social institutions of all the main case groups - priests, patrons, artisans, farmers, and low castes - are given extended consideration, and the study is framed by a historical introduction and a comparative conclusion.
In addition, it is well illustrated with fascinating black and white photos which have been specially taken to illustrate aspects of the society under study. The result is the most complete description and analysis yet of a regional caste system.
Located within wider theoretical debates surrounding the nature of caste, the book should appeal not only to students of Hinduism and South Asia, but to all anthropologists and comparative sociologists interested in the interrelations of politics, ritual, kinship, economy, and ideology in complex, pre-industrial societies.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:378 pages, 19 black and white photographs, figures, tables
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:14/09/1995
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- ISBN:9780198279600
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:378 pages, 19 black and white photographs, figures, tables
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:14/09/1995
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- ISBN:9780198279600