Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps and Tables xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. 1 Introduction: Thakali Again for the Very First Time 1
7. 2 Drawing Lines: On Constructing and Contesting Boundaries 22
8. 3 Forging Histories 44
9. 4 Separation and Integration: Community and Contestation 77
10. 5 Ritual Landscapes 107
11. 6 Codifying Culture 138
12. 7 Constructing Thakali 167
13. 8 Beyond Sanskritization 185
14. 9 Old Artificers in a New Smithy 204
15. Notes 219
16. Glossary 255
17. Works Cited 261
18. Index 283