Homo Hierarchicus: Essai sur le système des castes (1966) is Louis Dumont's treatise on the Indian caste system.[1] It analyses the caste hierarchy and the ascendancy tendency of the lower castes to follow the habits of the higher castes. This concept was termed as SanskritisationbyMN Srinivas.[2]
He states that the ideology of caste system is fundamentally contrary to our idea of egalitarian society and arises from the nature, conditions and limitations of realisation of such a society. We can not restrict ourselves to understand caste system only as a form of 'Social stratification'.[citation needed]
International |
|
---|---|
National |
|
![]() | This article about an anthropology-related book is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
![]() ![]() | This article about a non-fiction book on history of India or its predecessor states is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |