Textual lives of caste across the ages : hierarchy, humanity and equality in Indian history / edited by Prathama Banerjee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Banerjee, Prathama, editor.

Series:

Critical Perspectives in South Asian History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, [2025]

Summary:

This book, 'Textual Lives of Caste Across the Ages,' edited by Prathama Banerjee, explores the complex history and socio-cultural dynamics of caste in India. It is a critical examination of caste from philosophical, historical, and sociopolitical perspectives, featuring contributions from various scholars. The book is divided into five parts, addressing themes such as caste in Indian philosophy, dissent and heterodoxy, legends and stories, external perspectives, and the relationship between caste and the body. The work aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how caste has been represented, challenged, and transformed across different historical periods. It targets scholars, students, and readers interested in South Asian history, social justice, and cultural studies. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Figures

Contribitors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 Caste and Philosophy

1 Systems of Indian philosophy for and against caste (Pradeep P. Gokhale)

2 Caste and temporality in early modern nyaya philosophy (Samuel Wright)

3 The curious career of shunya through the ages (Prathama Banerjee)

4 Caste and dissent in Tamil textual traditions (S. Gunasekaran)

Part 2 Caste and Heterodoxy

5 Brahma.as and Brahmanism in the Buddhist Jatakas (Chandrabhan P. Yadav)

6 Dissent in the Vajrasuci and the Vajrasucy-Upani.ad (Meera Visvanathan)

7 Iyothee Thassar's Buddha and civilizational memory ( Dickens Leonard)

Part 3 Legends and Stories

8 The Mata.ga King Trisa.ku and history from below (Kanad Sinha)

9 Antaja kings in mleccha land (Samyak Ghosh)

10 Matua dharma and the final avatar: Understanding anti-caste thought in Sree Sree HariLilamrita ( Praskanva Sinharay)

Part 4 Views from the Outside?

11 Translating caste in Perso-Arabic texts (Md. Sajjad Alam Rizvi)

12 From Batuta to Makhdum: Savarna habitus, corporeal shields and caste acoustics on the Malabar Coast (P. K. Yasser Araf

13 The caste subconscious and the dialectical logic of Sharad Patil (Rahul Sarwate)

Part 5 Body and Caste

14 Rewriting life: Caste, body and time in Tulsi Ram's Murdahiya (Shivani Kapoor)

15 Drawing caste to bind the nation (Prabhat Kumar)

Index.

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ISBN:

9781350422377

9781350355033

1350355038

9781350355026

135035502X

OCLC:

1457640016