Crossing the Lines of Caste

Name: Crossing the Lines of Caste
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
SKU: 2382680
Author: University of British Columbia) Department of Asian Studies Associate Professor Department of Asian Studies Adheesh A. (Associate Professor Sathaye

University of British Columbia) Department of Asian Studies Associate Professor Department of Asian Studies Adheesh A. (Associate Professor Sathaye

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Crossing the Lines of Caste offers a cultural-historical analysis of the legends of Visvamitra, a sage who is said to have used his ascetic power to change his caste and become a Brahmin. It reveals how and why mythological culture has played an active role in the construction of Brahmin social…

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