Assa Doron

Caste, Occupation and Politics on the Ganges

Passages of Resistance

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Produktbeschreibung

This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. Assa Doron examines the evolution of the boatmen community, drawing on a variety of sources to illuminate the cultural politics of social and economic inequality in contemporary India.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9780754675501
• ISBN-10: 0754675505
• Artikelnr.: 45003076

Autorenporträt

Assa Doron is a Research Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, at The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword
Series editors' preface: Ritual transformations and the edges of history, Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart
Introduction
The criminal type: domesticating the Ganges boatmen
'Step-sons of the state': marginalization and the struggle for recognition
The moral economy of boating: territorial clashes and internal struggles
River crossings: boatmen, priests and the ritual economy of Banaras
The romance of Banaras: boatmen, pilgrims and tourists
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.