Village, Caste, Gender, and Method
Author: Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 272
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Village, Caste, Gender, and Method
Author: Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 276
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Work Of M.N. Srinivas Constitutes A Watershed In The Development Of Sociology In India, And The Selections Brought Together In This Volume Have Had A Lasting Influence On The Discipline.
The Sāṃkhya System
Author: Christopher Key Chapple
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2024-08-01
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 1438498381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Sāṃkhya System brings new life to an ancient Hindu system of thought. Sāṃkhya spans the fields of philosophy, physics, metaphysics, psychology, and ethics. Although notably not theological, its key premises can be found in virtually all religious traditions that originate from India. Sāṃkhya espouses a reciprocity between Prakṛti, the realm of activity, and Puruṣa, the silent witness. It also delineates the phenomenal experiences that arise from Prakṛti, including the operations of the human body, the five great elements, and the eight mental states. Sāṃkhya proclaims that knowledge of world and self can lead to freedom. This book presents a new translation of Īśvarakṛṣṇa's Sāṃkhya Kārikā, with grammatical analysis. It includes interpretive essays that explore the philosophical aspects of the Sāṃkhya system by Geoffrey Ashton, Ana Funes Maderey, Mikel Burley, Christopher Key Chapple, and Srivatsa Ramaswami, as well as its sociological and psychological applications as delineated by Marzenna Jakubczak, McKim Marriott, and Alfred Collins.
Gender, Caste, and Public Goods Provision in Indian Village Governments
Author: Kiran Gajwani and Xiaobo Zhang
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Question of Silence
Author: Mary E. John
Publisher: Zubaan
Published: 1998-12-31
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9390514053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHas there been a “conspiracy of silence” regarding sexuality in India, be it within social movements or as a focus of scholarship? The essays in this volume use diverse perspectives to develop an understanding of the institutions, practices and forms of representation of sexual relations, and their boundaries of legitimacy. From unravelling the Kamasutra (the text) to investigating Kamasutra (the condom) the volume includes essays on how sexuality has been framed by the law, within social movements, or has been the site for patrolled caste, ethnic or gender identities.
The Modern Anthropology of India
Author: Peter Berger
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-06-03
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 1134061110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Modern Anthropology of India is an accessible textbook providing a critical overview of the ethnographic work done in India since 1947. It assesses the history of research in each region and serves as a practical and comprehensive guide to the main themes dealt with by ethnographers. It highlights key analytical concepts and paradigms that came to be of relevance in particular regions in the recent history of research in India, and which possibly gained a pan-Indian or even trans-Indian significance. Structured according to the states of the Indian union, contributors raise several key questions, including: What themes were ethnographers interested in? What are the significant ethnographic contributions? How are peoples, communities and cultural areas represented? How has the ethnographic research in the area developed? Filling a significant gap in the literature, the book is an invaluable resource to students and researchers in the field of Indian anthropology/ethnography, regional anthropology and postcolonial studies. It is also of interest to students of South Asian studies in general as it provides an extensive and critical overview of regionally based ethnographic activity undertaken in India.
Rethinking Villages
Author: Bhaskar Majumder
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9788180697647
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPapers presented at a national seminar held at Allahabad in 2004.
The Oxford India Srinivas
Author: Srinivas,
Publisher: OUP India
Published: 2009-06-18
Total Pages: 766
ISBN-13: 9780198060345
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBringing together M.N. Srinivas's best writings on subjects ranging from village studies, caste and the social structure, gender, religion, and cultural and social change in India, The Oxford India Srinivas re-introduces a new generation of readers to the one of the pioneers of sociology and social anthropology in India. An Introduction by Ramachandra Guha situates Srinivas's contributions to Indian sociology in the current context.
Theologies in the Old Testament
Author: Erhard S. Gerstenberger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2002-08-01
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0567188159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author here offers a radical departure from traditional treatments of Old Testament theology. Rather than offering a systematic approach, he discusses the various theological voices coming from different social settings within ancient Israel: the family and the clan, village, tribal alliance, and kingdom. Gerstenberger concludes with his reflections on how the biblical witness informs contemporary theology, and must be contextual and ecumenical in order to be authentic.
Poor and Pregnant in New Delhi, India
Author: Helen Vallianatos
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-12
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1315422352
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this innovative contribution to the study of food, gender, and power, Helen Vallianatos meticulously documents cultural values and beliefs, dietary practaices, and the nutritional and health status of mothers in Indian squatter settlements. She explores both large-scale forces—incorporating critical medical anthropology and feminist theory into a biocultural paradigm—and the local and individual choices New Delhi women make in interpreting cultural dietary norms based on their reproductive histories, socioeconomic status, family structure, and other specific conditions. Her findings have significant implications for nutritional and medical anthropology and development studies, and her innovative research design serves as a model for multi-method studies that use participatory research principles, combine quantitative and qualitative investigations, and interpret diverse types of data.
