Electronic Resource
Palo Alto, Calif.
:
Annual Reviews
Annual Review of Anthropology
34 (2005), S. 409-427
ISSN:
0084-6570
Source:
Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection 1932-2001ff
Topics:
Ethnic Sciences
,
Biology
Notes:
To integrate conceptually the relationship between caste and politics, one must appreciate that the pure ritual hierarchy operates only when backed by wealth and power. In fact, there are multiple hierarchies in the caste order because each caste overvalues itself in relation to others. This can be gauged from their origin tales, which, without exception, claim an exalted past regardless of the actual status a caste occupies on the ground. With the breakdown of the closed village economy and the rise of democratic politics, the competitive element embedded in caste has come to the fore. This has resulted in the collapse of the caste system but also in the rise of caste identities.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.anthro.34.081804.120649
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