Revival: Caste (1950) - A Comparative Study

The aim of this book is to persuade the reader that the Indian caste system is not the isolated phenomenon it is often thought to be.

Sommario

1.Forward 2.Preface 3.Abbreviations and Bibliography 4.Translitteration 5.India 6.Persia 7.Fiji 8.Tonga 9.Samoa 10.Rotuma 11. Rome 12.Greece 13.Egypt 14.Origins and Tendencies 15.Index

Info autore

Arthur Maurice Hocart (26 April 1883, Etterbeek – 9 March 1939, Cairo) was an anthropologist best known for his eccentric and often far-seeing works on Polynesia, Melanesia and Sri Lanka.

Riassunto

The aim of this book is to persuade the reader that the Indian caste system is not the isolated phenomenon it is often thought to be.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: HOCART, A. M. Hocart, Arthur Maurice Hocart
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138555969
• ISBN: 978-1-138-55596-9
• Pagine: 174
• Serie: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Ethnic Studies, Asia, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Hinduism, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General