Book
Dravidianization: a Tamil revitalization movement
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1972 • Pages:
By: Jacob-Pandian, Ebenezer Titus.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is a study of Dravidianization in the Tamil village, a process through which Brahmanical beliefs and rituals are discarded and traditional Tamil values are rejuvenated. According to the ideology of political groups supporting Dravidianization, all non-Brahmin jathis of Tamil Nadu constitute a distinctive ethnic group, and Brahmanical Hinduism is an alien cultural form that has debased Tamil culture. Their goal is to revitalize Tamil culture and the Tamil language, and to eliminate all Brahmanical influences. After examining the history and underlying origins of the Dravidianization movement, the author documents the various economic, political, religious, and social adjustments made by jathi groups in the village of Pulicat, Chingleput District, over recent years and interprets these changes as exemplifying the process of Dravidianization.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Castes
- Political movements
- Cultural identity and pride
- Congregations
- Religious denominations
- Avoidance and taboo
- Towns
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tamil
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- David Sherwood ; 1983: John Beierle; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1971
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Village of Pulicat, Chingleput District, Tamil Nadu, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ebenezer Titus Jacob-Pandian
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Rice University, 1972
- UM 72-26,427
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-232)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tamil (Indic people)