A South Indian Subcaste

This is the first English translation of the classic work by Louis Dumont, one of the premier anthropologists and social theorists of his generation. Dumont traces the history and distribution of the Pramalai Kallars of south India: their culture, agricultural practices, economic and political organization, and the collective representations embedded in their social organization and religion. This work is particularly noteworthy as a structuralist ethnography and as the first step in Dumont's construction of a comprehensive structuralist theory of traditional Indian society.

ISBN	0195654366	Pages	526
ISBN13	9780195654363 (What's this?)	Volumes	000
Publisher	OUP India	Weight (grammes)	535
Imprint	OUP India	Published in	New Delhi
Format	Paperback	Series title	Oxford India Collection (Paperback)
Publication date	10 Jan 2002	Height (mm)	212
Library of Congress	DS	Width (mm)	142
DEWEY	305.891411	Spine width (mm)	28
DEWEY edition	DC21	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly

	Editor's Introduction to the English Edition
	Introduction
Pt. I	The Group from Without
I.A	Situation of the Pramalai Kallar	9
I.B	The Locality	33
I.C	Techniques	79
I.D	Agriculture	95
I.E	Economy	122
Pt. II	Social Organization
II.A	Unity and Hierarchy	145
II.B	The Provinces	170
II.C	The Lineage	185
II.D	Marriages and Other Unions: Preferential Marriage	196
II.E	The Family	216
II.F	Ceremonies and Prestations	237
II.G	A Theoretical View of Prestations: The Maternal Uncle	284
II.H	Senior and Junior	293
II.I	Kinship Terminology	301
II.J	Justice	310
Pt. III	Religion
III	Introduction	347
III.A	The Cult of the Gods	349
III.B	The Religion of the Individual	449
II.C	The Divine and Caste	460
App	The Headman's Charter	467
	Works Cited	471
	Index of Transliterated Tamil Words and Expressions	477
	Index of Proper Names	484
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."..a landmark in South Asian anthropology. Comprehensive, keenly observed, and theoretically sophisticated, it is perhaps the premier ethnography of a South Asian community... Essential for all libraries covering religion in South Asia."--Religious Studies Review"A comprehensive ethnographical study....Its meticulous scholarship, assiduous research, and lucid narrative make the work indispensable for anthropologists."--Choice

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