This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. Assa Doron examines the evolution of the boatmen community, drawing on a variety of sources to illuminate the cultural politics of social and economic inequality in contemporary India.
This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. Assa Doron examines the evolution of the boatmen community, drawing on a variety of sources to illuminate the cultural politics of social and economic inequality in contemporary India.
Assa Doron is a Research Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, at The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Australia
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Contents: Foreword Series editors' preface: Ritual transformations and the edges of history, Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart Introduction The criminal type: domesticating the Ganges boatmen 'Step-sons of the state': marginalization and the struggle for recognition The moral economy of boating: territorial clashes and internal struggles River crossings: boatmen, priests and the ritual economy of Banaras The romance of Banaras: boatmen, pilgrims and tourists Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index.
Contents: Foreword Series editors' preface: Ritual transformations and the edges of history, Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart Introduction The criminal type: domesticating the Ganges boatmen 'Step-sons of the state': marginalization and the struggle for recognition The moral economy of boating: territorial clashes and internal struggles River crossings: boatmen, priests and the ritual economy of Banaras The romance of Banaras: boatmen, pilgrims and tourists Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index.
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