Status and Sacredness by Milner

Status and Sacredness by Milner

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Zusammenfassung

In this provocative study, Milner argues against the widely held view that the caste system of India is unique. Instead he contends that caste distinctions which appear to be singular or exotic are actually similar to customs elsewhere–a theory that sets in sharp relief the methods by which society is organized around status relations.

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Status and Sacredness by Milner

Milner argues against the widely held view that the caste system of India is unique. Instead he contends that caste distinctions which appear to be singular or exotic are actually similar to customs elsewhere - a theory that casts into sharp relief the methods by which society is organized around status relations.
An ambitious book, wide in scope, rich in empirical material, and analytically imaginative.. Status and Sacredness is valuable, I think, not so much for its substantive conclusions as for what it represents methodologically ... There is much in this book that should stimulate fresh thinking. * Hindu *
Murray Milner, Jr. is Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. His book, Status and Sacredness, won the 1996 Distinguished Publication Award from the American Sociological Association.
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ISBN 13 9780195084894
ISBN 10 0195084896
Titel Status and Sacredness
Autor Murray Milner Jr
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 1994-08-25
Seitenanzahl 352
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