An Untouchable Community in South India: Structure and Consensus

by Michael Moffatt

Book Overview

While many studies suggest that Indian Untouchables do not entirely share the hierarchical values characteristic of the caste system, Michael Moffatt argues that the most striking feature of the lowest castes is their pervasive cultural consensus with those higher in the system. Though rural Untouchables question their particular position in the system, they seldom question the system as a whole, and they maintain among themselves a set of hierarchical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691601763
• ISBN13: 9780691601762
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"