{"product_id":"traditional-india-structure-and-change","title":"TRADITIONAL INDIA: Structure and Change","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Milton Singer (Ed.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\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\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 356\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788131609729\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\u003ePublication Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale Territory\u003c\/strong\u003e: India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraditional India: Structure \u0026amp; Change\u003c\/strong\u003e, edited by Milton Singer, presents a comprehensive study of India's changing traditional culture, compiled from papers contributed to a symposium. The book explores two major themes: the underlying unity and continuity of Indian civilization and the method and concept in the study of civilization. Singer applies Robert Redfield’s idea of understanding civilizations as a \"structure of tradition,\" addressing how the culture and society of India’s villages relate to the Great Traditions of Indian civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work delves into the complexities of tradition in India, highlighting the overwhelming unity and continuity of the culture despite its differentiated groups. The book examines this through intensive studies of selected parts of the tradition, focusing on how various segments of society and cultural expressions contribute to the overall structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book is divided into three sections\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection I: The Social Organization of Tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt covers the four major orders (varnas) and their traditions, such as the Brahman tradition, martial Rajputs, the Indian craftsman, and the merchant. It explores how these traditions functioned and evolved within Indian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection II: Cultural Performances and Cultural Media\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis section looks at cultural performances and media, including the Ram Lila, the Indian hero as a Vidyadhara, oral poets of South India like the Todas, and various forms of religious communication in South India. These papers use cultural performances as a method for studying the structure and changes within cultural traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection III: Some Problems and Processes of Culture Change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis section explores the effects of urbanization on traditional culture, looking at the specific challenges and processes of cultural change in different Indian contexts, such as caste in Bengal, the traditions of a low caste, tribal people in industrial settings, and the cultural practices of the Nayyars and Sikhs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy studying specific aspects of India's social and cultural fabric, the book provides an in-depth look at how Indian traditions have adapted and evolved over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. The Social Organization of Tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Brahman Tradition \/ Daniel Ingalls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Idea of the Martial Rajput \/ John T. Hitchcock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditions of the Indian Craftsman \/ Stella Kramrisch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Indian Merchant \/ Helen Lamb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClass and Cultural Traditions in India \/ W. Norman Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vahivanca Barots of Gujarat: A Caste of Genealogists and Mythographers \/ A. M. Shah and R. G. Shroff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword \/ M. N. Srinivas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. Cultural Performances and Cultural Media\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ram Lila \/ Norvin Hein\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Indian Hero as a Vidyadhara \/ J.A.B. van Buitenen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOral Poets of South India: The Todas \/ M. B. Emeneau\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Forms of Communication in Veerasaiva Religion \/ William McCormack\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethods of Popular Religious Instruction in South India \/ V. Raghavan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII. Some Problems and Processes of Culture Change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Tradition in a Metropolitan Center: Madras \/ Milton Singer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReligion of the Anavils of Surat \/ T. B. Naik\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome Aspects of Caste in Bengal \/ Nirmal Kumar Bose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChanging Traditions of a Low Caste \/ Bernard S. Cohn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Tribal People in an Industrial Setting \/ Martin Orans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCults of the Dead Among the Nayyars \/ E. Kathleen Gough\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Sikh Village \/ Indera Singh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTribal Cultures of Peninsular India as a Dimension of the Little Tradition: A Preliminary Statement \/ Surajit Sinha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMilton Singer\u003c\/strong\u003e is a distinguished anthropologist and the Paul Klapper Professor of the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the comparative study of civilizations, particularly in relation to India, and the intersection of cultural anthropology with psychology and social science philosophy. Singer has traveled extensively in India and Asia and has authored and edited numerous works, including \u003cem\u003eKrishna: Myths, Rites and Attitudes\u003c\/em\u003e (1966) and \u003cem\u003eStructure and Change in Indian Society\u003c\/em\u003e (1961).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50013992190256,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9788131609729","price":972.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/91_fG4GwObL.jpg?v=1756393467","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/traditional-india-structure-and-change","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}