Encyclopaedia Of Caste, Class And Society In India

by Henna Tabassum

Overview

In the lndian tradition, moral codes concerning dress were more in keeping with the natural environment. Clothes were light and simple, consistent with the generally hot climate. And in matters of religion, there was greater diversity, and much more personal choice. it was often up to the devotee to visit a temple at a time of his or her choosing. Which deity to worship involved an element of local choice and different jets might worship different deities. Local versions of the epics such as the Ramayana and the Krishna-Leela were popularized and recent research points to hundreds of different versions in circulation. Unlike in lslam, pilgrimages were undertaken under less pressure and with greater individual volition. Al-Biruni also noted how the Hindus were remarkably flexible and willing to change customs and traditions they no longer felt to be relevant or essential. Each chapter in the book is self contained and is consistent with the general aim of the book. No doubt, the chapters given in this book shall help the teachers, students and social scientists to understand and explore more in the subject. Content: Historical Perspective of lndian Caste System; Races in lndia; Labor, Economy and lndian Society; Women and lndian Society; Socio-Economic Condition during Medieval Period; Caste and the Power in lndian Politics; Religion and Society; Population and Social Demography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789390240364
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	292
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dr. Henna Tabassum, did her M.A. and Ph.D. from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. She has-been teaching Sociology for last 14 years. A.N. College, Patna under Magadh University. She has accomplished herself as researcher in woman studies in the area of Political Sociology and published a dozen of research papers in reputed journals of Sociology and Political Science. Besides, she has been attending national and international Seminars and conference both as participants and resource person, organized by various educational institutions from time to time. She has Published a book (entitled w en in politics)also organized UGC national Seminars on Woman and Human Rights recently and has performed on TV and women Development Corporation Bihar as a member of expert panel on the subject like woman and weaker section in the society. At Last present she is heading the, P.G. Department of Sociology, A.N. College, Patna(a constituent unit of Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya and accorded grade "A" by UGC and CPE status by N C) and is also the coordinator of Psycho-social Cell for counselling the student established in the A.N. College, Patna.