{"product_id":"homo-hierarchicus-the-caste-system-and-its-implications","title":"HOMO HIERARCHICUS: The Caste System and its Implications","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Louis Dumont\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788131610947\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 542\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale Territory\u003c\/strong\u003e: South Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouis Dumont’s \u003cstrong\u003eHomo Hierarchicus\u003c\/strong\u003e, now available in an enlarged, revised, and corrected second edition, remains one of the most significant contributions to the study of the \u003cstrong\u003eIndian caste system\u003c\/strong\u003e. In this work, Dumont presents a \u003cstrong\u003ecogent statement\u003c\/strong\u003e on the organizing principles of caste, weaving together ethnographic data with a philosophical understanding of its hierarchical ideology. This classic explores how ancient religious texts and ideologies have shaped and continue to govern the caste structure in contemporary India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contrasts the \u003cstrong\u003eIndian social order\u003c\/strong\u003e, as represented by \u003cstrong\u003ehomo hierarchicus\u003c\/strong\u003e (the hierarchical man), with the \u003cstrong\u003eWestern ideal\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003ehomo aequalis\u003c\/strong\u003e (the egalitarian man), offering a \u003cstrong\u003eprovocative comparison\u003c\/strong\u003e between societies based on their \u003cstrong\u003eunderlying ideologies\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dumont provides a detailed analysis of \u003cstrong\u003ehierarchy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003edivision of labor\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003emarriage regulations\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003esocial mobility\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the reader a deeper understanding of caste in both historical and modern contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes a new \u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e in which Dumont addresses the academic discussions sparked by the original text and responds to his critics. A \u003cstrong\u003ePostface\u003c\/strong\u003e, which explores the theoretical and comparative aspects of \u003cstrong\u003ehierarchy\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as three important \u003cstrong\u003eAppendices\u003c\/strong\u003e, further enrich this already influential work. The revised edition is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in \u003cstrong\u003eIndian sociology\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003esocial theory\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003eanthropology\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory of Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom System to Structure: The Pure and the Impure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHierarchy: The Theory of the ‘Varna’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Division of Labour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Regulation of Marriage: Separation and Hierarchy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRules Concerning Contact and Food\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower and Territory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaste Government: Justice and Authority\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConcomitants and Implications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComparison: Are There Castes Among Non-Hindus and Outside India?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComparison (Concluded): The Contemporary Trend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePostface: Toward a Theory of Hierarchy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouis Dumont\u003c\/strong\u003e (1911–1998) was a prominent \u003cstrong\u003eFrench ethnographer\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ehistorian of ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e, widely recognized for his work on \u003cstrong\u003eIndian caste\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ekinship\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dumont was one of the earliest modern field researchers in India, conducting ethnographic studies in both the \u003cstrong\u003esouthern\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003enorthern\u003c\/strong\u003e parts of the country. His most influential work, \u003cstrong\u003eHomo Hierarchicus\u003c\/strong\u003e, has shaped scholarly discussions around \u003cstrong\u003eIndian society\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ecultural anthropology\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDumont was a lecturer at the \u003cstrong\u003eInstitute of Social Anthropology\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eOxford University\u003c\/strong\u003e and co-founded the journal \u003cstrong\u003eContributions to Indian Sociology\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Pocock\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1957, which became one of the leading journals in \u003cstrong\u003eSouth Asian studies\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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