Classifying the Universe: The Ancient Indian Varna System and the Origins of Caste

Classifying the Universe: The Ancient Indian Varna System and the Origins of Caste

Paperback (14 Apr 1994)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is a comprehensive examination of the `varna' system - a classificatory scheme laid out in the classical Hindu Vedic literature and thought to underlie the concept of caste, which continues to exert a powerful and pervasive influence over Indian life.

Book information

ISBN: 9780195084986
Publisher: OUP USA
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.51220954
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 408
Weight: 624g
Height: 233mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 24mm