Hierarchy and its discontents: culture and the politics of consciousness in caste society/
Parish,Steven M.
Hierarchy and its discontents: culture and the politics of consciousness in caste society/ Steven M. Parish. - Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996. - 270 p. ; 24 cm.
Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface and Acknowledgments --
Introduction: Culture and Its Critique --
Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes --
Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy --
Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as "Other" --
Chapter 4. Ambivalences --
Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life --
Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture --
Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness --
Postscript: The Problem of Power --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Name Index --
Subject Index
9780812215519
Newar (Nepalese people)--Social life and customs
Nepal--Bhaktapur
Social conditions
Caste
Hinduism
306 / PAR/H
Hierarchy and its discontents: culture and the politics of consciousness in caste society/ Steven M. Parish. - Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996. - 270 p. ; 24 cm.
Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface and Acknowledgments --
Introduction: Culture and Its Critique --
Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes --
Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy --
Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as "Other" --
Chapter 4. Ambivalences --
Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life --
Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture --
Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness --
Postscript: The Problem of Power --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Name Index --
Subject Index
9780812215519
Newar (Nepalese people)--Social life and customs
Nepal--Bhaktapur
Social conditions
Caste
Hinduism
306 / PAR/H