Giri Raj Gupta

Marriage, Religion and Society

Pattern of Change in an Indian Village

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1974, and based on intensive field-work during 1963-66 in a village in south-east Rajasthan, India. The marriages of 158 boys and 163 girls were studied, but the relevance of the conclusions drawn extends far beyond the village and its region revealing the changing themes and values in Indian society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9781032508962
• ISBN-10: 1032508965
• Artikelnr.: 69946500

Autorenporträt

Giri Raj Gupta

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. Introduction 2. The Village 3. The Caste System 4. Internal
Structure of Castes 5. Rituals, Preliminary to Marriage 6. Ritual Complex
of Marriage 7. The Post-Wedding Rituals 8. The Family and the Kinsmen 9.
Caste and Caste Councils 10. Social Exchange Among the Castes 11.
Remarriage 12. Tradition and Change. Appendix. Bibliography. Glossary.
Index.