Caste in India. Its Nature, Function, and Origins

Hutton, J.H.

Verlag: Oxford University Press, [London], 1963

Beschreibung

orig.cloth Minor rubbing. Spine faded. Name inked to flyleaf. VG. 2 folding maps. 2416cm, xvi,324,(2)pp Contents: The background: Introductory; Soutern India; Western, Central, and Eastern India; Northern India; Caste: Its structure; Its strictures; Its sanctions; Its functions; Origins: Analogous institutions elsewhere; The traditional origin and its implications; Other theories; factors in the emergence of caste; Conclusions; Appendices: The position of the exterior castes; Hinduism in its relation to primitive religions in India. Minor rubbing. Spine faded. Name inked to flyleaf. VG.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 015488

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Caste in India. Its Nature, Function, and Origins
• Verlag: Oxford University Press, [London]
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1963
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: Fourth Edition