Alchemies of violence : myths of identity and life of trade in western India / Lawrence A Babb

By:

Babb, Lawrence A

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Sage Publications, 2004Description: 254p. ; 22cmISBN:

9780761932239

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DDC classification:

381.0922544 BAB

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This book draws attention to the special problems of self-definition faced by these groups and shows how myth engages these problems by using a distinctive symbolism drawn from the Vedic rite of sacrifice. It deals majorly with three interrelated themes: the nature of India`s caste system; the special character and specific place of trading castes in Indian society; and the role of myth as a repository of socially important knowledge.

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