ID | 018455 |
Call Number | 305.5680954/OMV |
Title Proper | Understanding caste |
Other Title Information | From Buddha to Ambedkar and beyond |
Language | ENG |
Author | Omvedt, Gail |
Edition Statement | 2nd ed. |
Publication | Hyderabad, Orient Blackswan, 2011. |
Description | 124p Blue spine |
Note | Approaches the historical issue of caste and anti-caste movements from a position of insightful inquiry and rigorous scholarship. Critiquing the sensibility which equates Indian tradtiion with Hinduism, and Hinduism with Brahmanism, it shows how even secular minds remain imprisoned within the Brahmanical vision. |
Note | Two great traditions of India and the construction of Hinduism Before Hinduism: The Buddhist vision Before Hinduism: The devotional visions of Bhakti Hinduism as Brahman exploitation: Jotiba Phule Hinduism as patriarchy: Ramabai, Tarabai and the early feminists Hinduism as Aryan conquest: The Dalit radials of the 1920s Hinduism as counter-revolution: B.R. Ambedkar Hinduism as Delhi rule: Periyar and the national question Independent India: Brahmanic socialism, Brahmanical globalisation Hinduism as feudal backwardness: The Dalit Panthers The logic of Delhi politics The rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party Conclusion: Sita's curse, Shambuk's silence Bibliography Recommended readings
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Standard Number | 9788125045731 |
Price. Qualification | Rs.200(Pb) |
Classification Number | 305.5680954 |
Key Words | Caste - India ; IBDP ; TOK ; Hinduism and politics - India ; Dalits - Political activity - India |