Status and Sacredness: A General Theory of Status Relations and an Analysis of Indian Culture

by Murray Milner Jr.

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Status and Sacredness provides a new theory of status and sacral relationships and a provocative reinterpretation of the Indian caste system and Hinduism. Milner shows how in India and many other social contexts status is a key resource, and that sacredness can be usefully understood as a special form of status. By analyzing the nature of this resource Milner is able to provide powerful explanations of the key features of the social structure, culture,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195084896

ISBN13:9780195084894

Release Date:June 1994

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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