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Turbulent transformations non-Brahmin srivaisnavas on religion, caste and politics in tamil nadu
Young, Katherine
Turbulent transformations non-Brahmin srivaisnavas on religion, caste and politics in tamil nadu / Young - Hyderabad, Telangana : Orent Blackswan c2021 - xiv, 399 p. : ill. 23 cm.
Includes index
This book studies the interlinking of religious, social and political identities in modern Tamil Nadu. Through interviews with non-brahmin śrīvaiṣṇavas of many castes, but especially belonging to the lower-caste groups, it analyses their histories of discrimination, their negotiation of lived realities, and hopes for the future. The interviews all refer to the history of Śrīvaiṣṇavism, an historically important Hindu sect in the region, the religion’s theology of caste inclusiveness, and history of Brahmin leadership exclusiveness.
9788194925880
Caste-based discrimination; Caste-based discrimination India Tamil Nadu History; Hinduism and politics India Tamil Nadu History
294.5512095482 / YOU
Turbulent transformations non-Brahmin srivaisnavas on religion, caste and politics in tamil nadu / Young - Hyderabad, Telangana : Orent Blackswan c2021 - xiv, 399 p. : ill. 23 cm.
Includes index
This book studies the interlinking of religious, social and political identities in modern Tamil Nadu. Through interviews with non-brahmin śrīvaiṣṇavas of many castes, but especially belonging to the lower-caste groups, it analyses their histories of discrimination, their negotiation of lived realities, and hopes for the future. The interviews all refer to the history of Śrīvaiṣṇavism, an historically important Hindu sect in the region, the religion’s theology of caste inclusiveness, and history of Brahmin leadership exclusiveness.
9788194925880
Caste-based discrimination; Caste-based discrimination India Tamil Nadu History; Hinduism and politics India Tamil Nadu History
294.5512095482 / YOU