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Crossing the Lines of Caste

Auteur: Sathaye, Adheesh A. (Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia)
Editeur: Oxford University Press Inc
Crossing the Lines of Caste offers a cultural-historical analysis of the legends of Visvamitra, a sage who is said to have used his ascetic power to change his caste and become a Brahmin. It reveals how and why mythological culture has played an active role in the construction of Brahmin social power for more than three thousand years.
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ISBN / EAN 9780199341115
Auteur Sathaye, Adheesh A. (Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia)
Editeur Oxford University Press Inc