Contested hierarchies: a collaborative ethnography of caste among the newars of the kathmandu valley, nepal
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198279600
Date de publication :
14 sept. 1995
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,2 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
739 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This collective study of the urban civilization of the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, is the most complete and approachable account yet of a regional caste system. All the major Newari viewpoints are covered: low castes as well as high, artisans as well as priests, Buddhist as well as Hindu, rural as well as urban.