Classifying the Universe: The Ancient Indian Varna System and the Origins of Caste
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Book Details
Author(s)
Brian K. Smith
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN / ASIN
0195060547
ISBN-13
9780195060546
Sales Rank
#6,540,755
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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.
