Diversity, Identity and Linkages
Explorations in Historical Ethnography
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP India
- Date of Publication 13 October 2011
- ISBN 9780198075134
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages184 pages
- Size 221x147x17 mm
- Weight 308 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This volume explores the diversities, affinities and linkages between different traditions of Indian ethnography-indigenous, colonial and post-colonial. It also discusses the issues of heterogeneity, pluralism, 'unity in diversity' and composite culture.
MoreLong description:
The essays in this volume explore the diversities, affinities and linkages between different traditions of Indian ethnography, broadly divided into three categories. The first group of essays explore the indigenous traditions of ethnography, ranging from the epic traditions of the Mahabharata and the Dharmashastra to the Varna Ratnakara.
e second group of essays explores colonial ethnography-the The second group of essays explores colonial ethnography-the colonials' documentation of caste, tribe, and races, as well as their methodologies like the census. The last group deals with post-colonial ethnography where ideas such as 'pluralism', 'synthesis', 'composite culture' and 'unity in diversity' is explored. The Foreword by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya gives an overview of K.S. Singh's work in the field as well as his writings.
their methodologies like the census. The last group deals This book will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of modern Indian history, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, demographic studies, as well as policymakers and NGOs.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
Ecology, Identity, and Culture
Ethnography of the Mahabharata
Manu and Contemporary Indian Ethnography
The Indigenous Tradition: Varna Ratnakar and its Ethnography
Colonial Ethnography: Caste, Tribe, and Race
Ethnography and Census
Anthropological Survey of India: A Historical Perspective
People of India: Diversities and Affinities
Pluralism, Synthesis: Unity in Diversities, Diversities in Unity
Diversities, Heterogeneity, and Integration: An Ideological Perspective;
Bibliography
Index.
