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Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life

Steven M. Parish

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Hierarchy and Its Discontents

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Preface and Acknowledgments IX
Introduction: Culture and Its Critique 1
Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes 19
Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy 41
Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as “Other” 66
Chapter 4. Ambivalences 101
Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life 142
Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture 172
Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness 198
Postscript: The Problem of Power 225
Notes 243
Bibliography 257
Name Index 265
Subject Index 267

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Preface and Acknowledgments IX
Introduction: Culture and Its Critique 1
Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes 19
Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy 41
Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as “Other” 66
Chapter 4. Ambivalences 101
Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life 142
Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture 172
Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness 198
Postscript: The Problem of Power 225
Notes 243
Bibliography 257
Name Index 265
Subject Index 267

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