Book
Kerala Brahmins in transition: a study of a Namputiri family
Finnish Oriental Society • Helsinki • Published In 2000 • Pages: xii, 436
By: Parpola, Marjatta.
Abstract
This discussion of change and continuity in the lives of Namputiri Brahman caste members draws on day-to-day and season-to-season accounts of behavior and religious roles in specific social situations, especially the organization of domestic space, gender-based division of labor, kinship and marital relations, the observation of dietary rules, bathing, dress, and adornment. The focus is on the significance of the contexts and behavioral adjustments for understanding the ways in which Brahman families sought to preserve their Vedic liturgies and rites in the face of a series of government policies designed to abolish the caste system.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2017
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem
- Field Date
- 1983-1996
- Coverage Date
- 1730-1999
- Coverage Place
- Panjal, Thrissur district, Kerala, India
- Notes
- by Marjatta Parpola
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-402) and index
- LCCN
- 2001372404
- LCSH
- Nambudiris--Social life and customs--20th century
- Brahmans--India--Kerala--Social life and customs--20th century