: a Freudian folkloristic essay on caste and untouchability Dundes, Alan. creator Alan Dundes. text Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield , ©1997 monographic eng

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xii, 162 pages ; 24 cm. This provocative book by a leading folklorist offers a new analysis of caste in India, focusing on the rationale underlying the customs surrounding untouchability. Preface ix (2) Acknowledgments xi Two Tales of Crow and Sparrow 1 (138) Caste 1 (8) Untouchability 9 (15) The First Tale of Crow and Sparrow 24 (9) The Second Tale of Crow and Sparrow 33 (13) Analysis of the Tales 46 (10) The Bodily Origin of Caste 56 (10) Defecation Habits 66 (8) Freudian Theory in India 74 (10) Toilet Training in India 84 (8) The Crackdown Paradox 92 (6) The Cow Anomaly 98 (7) Sati (Suttee) and the Theory of Leftovers 105 (11) Breaking the Rules 116 (8) Gypsy Defilement as Marginal Survival 124 (7) Conclusions 131 (8) Bibliography 139 (24) About the Author / Alan Dundes. Caste Dalits Tales India Psychanalyse 305.512 DUN 9780847684571 : International Book Distributors : Flat no. 17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi. 230504 20230504163034.0