Documents
eHRAF is comprised of thousands of ethnographic sources including monographs, journal articles, dissertations and manuscripts. Use this page to find relevant documents by searching or filtering. Each document in eHRAF also contains a Publication Information page with added metadata including brief abstracts written by HRAF analysts who have subject-indexed the file.
Caste council among the Namputiri Brahmans of Keralaarticle 1969 • Mathur, P. R. G.
Kerala • Asia > South Asia
This article discusses the role and status of Namputiri Brahman caste elders. While recognizing the continued importance of caste leaders, especially in influencing the inner workings of the caste assembly, it focuses on changes that occurred, mostly...