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Title |
Title of document |
13. Where Did the Concept of Caste Begin? - Hinduism in Five Minutes |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Gil Ben-Herut; University of South Florida; |
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Subject |
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Religious Studies |
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Hindu; Bhagavad Gita; Untouchables; Holi; yoga; Indian religion; |
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Subject classification |
Hinduism |
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Description |
Abstract |
“Caste,” an originally Portuguese word, masks a broad gamut of social attitudes in Hinduism through history. This chapter examines two early indigenous terms, varṇa and jāti, and points to the thick history of the idea of social hierarchy as well as its rejection. |
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Publisher |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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Date |
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08-Aug-2022 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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PDF |
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Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/41680 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.41680 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; Hinduism in Five Minutes |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |