aspects of Hindu caste and ritual Das, Veena. creator text ii New Delhi Oxford Oxford University Press 2012 3rd ed. monographic eng

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1 online resource. 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. specialized Veena Das. Caste India Hinduism Rituals Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc DS422.C3 D27 2012 305.51220954 9780199081172 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198077404.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198077404.001.0001 StDuBDS 120815 20150804193936.0 EDZ0000093399