ON THE ISSUE OF THE CASTE EXOGAMY

Uspenskaya, Elena

PII

S0869-54150000616-0-1

DOI

10.31857/S50000616-0-1

Publication type

Article

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Published

Authors

Elena Uspenskaya

Volume/ Edition

Volume / Issue №3

Pages

3-19

Abstract

The article examines the issue of caste exogamy, which remains understudied in the scholarship on Indian traditional society. The scholarly concept of varna/caste rests on the acceptance of endogamy as its main shaping criterion. Yet the Brahmanic social teachings do not put forward the varna/jati endogamy as an end in itself; on the contrary, they specifically stress the role of exogamy of kin groups within a jati. The author offers an interpretation of notions of "jati" and "exogamy" as key for understanding the mechanism of the caste organization formation.

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Date of publication

01.06.2009

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652

References

GOST	Uspenskaya E. ON THE ISSUE OF THE CASTE EXOGAMY // Ethno review. – 2009. – Issue №3 C. 3-19 .
MLA	Uspenskaya, Elena "ON THE ISSUE OF THE CASTE EXOGAMY." Ethno review. 3 (2009).:3-19.
APA	Uspenskaya E. (2009). ON THE ISSUE OF THE CASTE EXOGAMY. Ethno review. no. 3, pp.3-19

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