In:
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 18, No. 3 ( 1956-10), p. 499-511
Abstract:
The horizontal division of Indian societies into hierarchically ranked castes and sub-castes has been the subject of a considerable literature, and recent anthropological studies of individual villages have largely concentrated on analysing the function and interrelation of such caste groups. The internal organization or vertical divisions of endogamous castes have, on the other hand, received little attention, though the work of Louis Dumont in Tamilnad, of Kathleen Gough in Malabar, and of Adrian C. Mayer in Madhya Bharat, which is for the most part still unpublished, promises to throw considerable light on the internal structure of castes in these areas.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0041-977X
,
1474-0699
DOI:
10.1017/S0041977X0008798X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1956
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2049023-9
SSG:
1
SSG:
6,31
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