CONTENTS: - Preface; Introduction; The essence and reality of the caste system; The nature of caste hierarchy: Some reflection; Caste 'Boundaries' and the principles of Kinship Amity: A Maratha caste purana; Caste dominance and factionalism; Untouchables and the caste system: A Tamil case study; Caste in Islam and the problem of deviant system: A critique of recent theory; Caste and castelessness among South Indian Christians; Caste and religion in Urban India: A case study;
DESCRIPTION
The main focus of this book is to examine the nature and motivation of caste hierchy and factionalism among the different religious communities in India like Hindu, Muslim and Christian. This study has led to the exploration of the connections between economic and political power, through analysis of local political systems and discussion of the extent to which class and party's interest link people of different casts and also internally differentiate caste and subcaste groups.
