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Pollution, Untouchability and Harijans A South Indian Ethnography

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jaipur Rawat Publications 2011Description: 390pISBN:
  • 9788131603857
DDC classification:
  • R10.2 SE470
Partial contents:
Part One THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE AND SETTING 2 Reconsideration of Theories of Pollution: Beyond the Orientalistic View ..13 The Limitations of Society-Oriented Studies ... 13 Reconsideration of Liminality Theories. .. 18 Towards Theories of Pollution: The Distinction between "Pollution" and "Impurity". 3 The Problem in Studies of "Untouchables": Is a Harijan Community Special? Introduction: A Contrivance of "Impure" Harijans ... 29 Mencher`s Aphorism: The Significance of the Bottom-up Viewpoint. ... 30 Moffatt`s Consensus Model... 30 Criticism of Moffatt`s Work: The Necessity of an "Interpretative" Viewpoint ... 31 Ideology and Interpretation: Beyond Disjunction and Consensus ... 33 The Dimension of Ideology and the Dimension of Social Section ... 34 Motivation and Strategy of Self-Aggrandizement ... 35 The Dominant Ideology to be Replicated and Harijan Strategies ... 37 4 Setting: Village, Caste and Kinship... 42 OnFieldwork ... 42 Geographical and Historical Sketch... 45 On Village Community ... 49 Caste Composition. ... 57 Kinship System ... 85 Part Two POLLUTION THEORY 5 "Pollution" and "Impurity": Configuration of Folk Conceptions ... 107 Tlttu (Pollution) and its Essential Connotations ... 107 Two Kinds of Attitude towards Tittu (Pollution) and Punitam (Sacredness) 117 The Configuration of Folk Terms and Analytical Concepts. ... 121 6 Blood Sacrifice and "Pollution" Ideology: The Cults of Village Deities 132 An Outline of Villagers` Religious Life ... 132 Village Deities and Their Festivals ... 134 Structure and Interpretation ... 154 7 Pollution Concepts Manipulated I: Practices of the Dominant Castes and the Harijans ... 168 Practices of the Dominant Castes on Pollution ... 168 Practices of the Paraiyars on Pollution. .. 172 8 Pollution Concepts Manipulated II: Women as an Arena of Ideological Struggles ... 177 Pollution and Purification ... 177 Pollution and Fertility among Tamil Women ... 181 Rethinking "the Ambiguous Character of Hindu Women" ... 187 Part Three HARIJAN STRATEGIES 9 The Socio-Economic Position of the Paraiyars (The Harijans) ..... 197 The Economic Position of the Paraiyars and Government Aid ... 197 The Spread of Education among the Paraiyars ... 214 10 Funeral Rites: A Caste-Based Strategy ... 223 Funeral Rites of the Kallars ... 223 Funeral Rites of the Pillais ... 234 Funeral Rites of the Paraiyars ... 238 Comparison among Castes: The Ideological Discourse of the Paraiyars . . 243 11 The Festivals of Lineage Deities: A Lineage-Based Strategy ... 255 Lineage Cults of the Dominant Castes... 256 Lineage Cults of the Paraiyars ... 268 Conclusion: The Paraiyars Strategies Concerning Lineage Cults... 275 12 The Politics Around the Cooperative Society:An Individual-Based Strategy. 286 The Harijans under "Gift Politics". . 286 The Problem of the Milk Society and the Paraiyars` Strategies. ... 294 Conclusion: The Paraiyar Community as an Immediate Arena .. 300 Part Four CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION 13 Conclusion. .. 309 "Pollution" Ideology and the Strategizing Harijans ... 309 Theoretical Contributions to Studies of "
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Part One THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE AND SETTING 2 Reconsideration of Theories of Pollution: Beyond the Orientalistic View ..13 The Limitations of Society-Oriented Studies ... 13 Reconsideration of Liminality Theories. .. 18 Towards Theories of Pollution: The Distinction between "Pollution" and "Impurity". 3 The Problem in Studies of "Untouchables": Is a Harijan Community Special? Introduction: A Contrivance of "Impure" Harijans ... 29 Mencher`s Aphorism: The Significance of the Bottom-up Viewpoint. ... 30 Moffatt`s Consensus Model... 30 Criticism of Moffatt`s Work: The Necessity of an "Interpretative" Viewpoint ... 31 Ideology and Interpretation: Beyond Disjunction and Consensus ... 33 The Dimension of Ideology and the Dimension of Social Section ... 34 Motivation and Strategy of Self-Aggrandizement ... 35 The Dominant Ideology to be Replicated and Harijan Strategies ... 37 4 Setting: Village, Caste and Kinship... 42 OnFieldwork ... 42 Geographical and Historical Sketch... 45 On Village Community ... 49 Caste Composition. ... 57 Kinship System ... 85 Part Two POLLUTION THEORY 5 "Pollution" and "Impurity": Configuration of Folk Conceptions ... 107 Tlttu (Pollution) and its Essential Connotations ... 107 Two Kinds of Attitude towards Tittu (Pollution) and Punitam (Sacredness) 117 The Configuration of Folk Terms and Analytical Concepts. ... 121 6 Blood Sacrifice and "Pollution" Ideology: The Cults of Village Deities 132 An Outline of Villagers` Religious Life ... 132 Village Deities and Their Festivals ... 134 Structure and Interpretation ... 154 7 Pollution Concepts Manipulated I: Practices of the Dominant Castes and the Harijans ... 168 Practices of the Dominant Castes on Pollution ... 168 Practices of the Paraiyars on Pollution. .. 172 8 Pollution Concepts Manipulated II: Women as an Arena of Ideological Struggles ... 177 Pollution and Purification ... 177 Pollution and Fertility among Tamil Women ... 181 Rethinking "the Ambiguous Character of Hindu Women" ... 187 Part Three HARIJAN STRATEGIES 9 The Socio-Economic Position of the Paraiyars (The Harijans) ..... 197 The Economic Position of the Paraiyars and Government Aid ... 197 The Spread of Education among the Paraiyars ... 214 10 Funeral Rites: A Caste-Based Strategy ... 223 Funeral Rites of the Kallars ... 223 Funeral Rites of the Pillais ... 234 Funeral Rites of the Paraiyars ... 238 Comparison among Castes: The Ideological Discourse of the Paraiyars . . 243 11 The Festivals of Lineage Deities: A Lineage-Based Strategy ... 255 Lineage Cults of the Dominant Castes... 256 Lineage Cults of the Paraiyars ... 268 Conclusion: The Paraiyars Strategies Concerning Lineage Cults... 275 12 The Politics Around the Cooperative Society:An Individual-Based Strategy. 286 The Harijans under "Gift Politics". . 286 The Problem of the Milk Society and the Paraiyars` Strategies. ... 294 Conclusion: The Paraiyar Community as an Immediate Arena .. 300 Part Four CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION 13 Conclusion. .. 309 "Pollution" Ideology and the Strategizing Harijans ... 309 Theoretical Contributions to Studies of "

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