Classifying the Universe: The Ancient Indian Varna System and the Origins of Caste

Name: Classifying the Universe: The Ancient Indian Varna System and the Origins of Caste
Author: Brian K. Smith
ISBN: 9780195084986

Author Brian K. Smith

Publisher OUP USA

Category Science

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Author(s)Brian K. Smith

PublisherOUP USA

ISBN / ASIN0195084985

ISBN-139780195084986

CategoryScience

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This is a comprehensive examination of the `varna' system - a classificatory scheme laid out in the classical Hindu Vedic literature and thought to underlie the concept of caste, which continues to exert a powerful and pervasive influence over Indian life.