Caste in India: The Facts and the System c2: Contents
Caste in India: The Facts and the System c2
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CHAPTER | PAGE --- | --- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE | vii AUTHOR'S NOTE | ix INTRODUCTION | xi
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PART ONE—THE PRESENT
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I. GENERAL IDEAS | 8 II. MARRIAGE LAWS | 21 III. HEREDITARY OCCUPATIONS | 33 IV. INTERCOURSE AND IMPURE CONTACT | 38 V. VARIOUS RULES ; RELIGION AND CASTE | 46 VI. ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION | 60 VII. DISINTEGRATION AND MULTIPLICATION OF CASTES | 74
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PART TWO—THE PAST
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I. THE BRAHMANIC SYSTEM OF CASTES : THE DHARMAŚĀSTRAS AND THE EPIC | 90 II. THE BRĀHMAṆAS AND THE VEDIC HYMNS | 109 III. CHARACTER AND ORIGIN OF THE SYSTEM, CLASSES AND CASTES | 120 IV. ORIGINS ACCORDING TO LEGEND. RIVALRIES BETWEEN PRIESTS AND NOBLES | 136
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PART THREE—ORIGINS
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| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | EXPLANATORY THEORIES. THE TRADITIONALISTS . . . . . . | 148 |
| II. | OCCUPATION AS THE BASIS OF CASTE. NESFIELD AND IBBETSON . . . | 156 |
| III. | RACE AS THE BASIS OF CASTE. RISLEY . | 169 |
| IV. | CASTE AND THE ĀRYAN CONSTITUTION OF THE FAMILY . . . . . | 175 |
| V. | GENESIS OF THE HINDU CASTES . . | 188 |
| VI. | GENERAL SURVEY : THE CASTE SYSTEM AND THE HINDU MIND . . . . | 207 |