Status and Sacredness: A General Theory of Status Relations and an Analysis of Indian Culture

by Murray Milner Jr.

Status and Sacredness provides a new theory of status and sacral relationships and a provocative reinterpretation of the Indian caste system and Hinduism. Milner shows how in India and many other social contexts status is a key resource, and that sacredness can be usefully understood as a special form of status. By analyzing the nature of this resource Milner is able to provide powerful explanations of the key features of the social structure, culture,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195084896
• ISBN13: 9780195084894
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"