ISBN: 9789380031965 - ideas and movements against caste in india [hardcover] [jan 01, 2010] debi chatterjee [hardcover] [jan 01, 2017] debi chatterjee (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. vii + 308.

Second Revised and Enlarged Edition. Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 The Materialist and Sudra Cultural Tradition 3 The Heterodox Philosophical Tradition 1 Buddhism 4 The Heterodox Tradition 2 Jainism 5 Basava and the Lingayat Challenge 6 The Islamic Challenge 7 The Sant Tradition Kabir Weaving For Social Equality 8 The Christian Challenge 9 The Sikh Crusade against Caste 10 Bhakti and the Vaisnava Cult in Bengal The Caitanya Fervouor 11 Elite Protest of Nineteenth Century Bengal 12 Reform Movement in Western India and Jotirao Phule 13 The Ezhava Protest and Sri Narayana Guru 14 Nationalizing the Depressed Classes Issue BR Ambedkar 15 EV Ramasami Crusader of Sudras in the Tamil Land 16 Gandhi and the Sudras 17 Conclusions Bibliography IndexThrough the pages of the book the author weaves the long tale of continuity of India?s non-Brahminical and anti-caste tradition The book highlights the fact that Indian tradition is not simply that of the Brahminical discourse The rich legacy of negation of and protest against such discourse is no less part of India?s social and philosophical heritageThe fact remains the form ancient times conformity to caste norms has neither been universal nor voluntary Ever since the early evolution of caste society resistance to the system has been an ongoing process The book brings together data on such protest ideas and movements covering an extensive range from ancient India?s Sramanic tradition to Ambedkar and Periyar?s protests of the modern period Alongside the ideas of the prominent thinkers in the field the historical context features weaknesses and contributions of the different movements and strands of thought are minutely examined It is expected that the book would benefit students researchers and teachers of sociology history philosophy human rights and politics Besides it is likely to be of interest to social activists working in the area 308 pp.…