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Structure and cognition

Das, Veena.

Structure and cognition aspects of Hindu caste and ritual / [electronic resource] : Veena Das. - 3rd ed. - New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource.

Sociological analysis of Hindu caste & ritual has primarily been confined to the empirical study of local communities. In this work the author adds a new dimension by basing her data on an examination of selected myths in Puranic & Sutra literature, in particular the Dharmaranya Purana & the Grihya Sutra.

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G�rhyasutras--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Puranas.--Dharmaranya Purana--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Caste--India.
Hinduism--Rituals.

DS422.C3 / D27 2012

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