TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dundes, Alan.
AU  - Alan Dundes.
TI  - Two tales of crow and sparrow: : a Freudian folkloristic essay on caste and untouchability
SN  - 9780847684571
U1  - 305.512 DUN 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - , Lanham, Md.
PB  - : Rowman & Littlefield
KW  -  Caste
KW  - Dalits
KW  - Tales India
KW  - Psychanalyse
N1  - 
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
N2  - This provocative book by a leading folklorist offers a new analysis of caste in India, focusing on the rationale underlying the customs surrounding untouchability
ER  -