01151nam a2200169Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000150005808200210007310000230009424500910011726000500020830000530025849000220031152005680033365000540090165000260095520260805105934.0250523s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9519380485  223a954.2004 PAR  aParpola, Marjatta. 0aKerala Brahmins in transition : ba study of a Nampūtiri family /cMarjatta Parpola.  aHelsinki :bFinnish Oriental Society, c2000.  axii, 436 pages :billustrations, maps ; c25 cm.  aStudia Orientalia  aThis ethnographic study examines the lives of a Nampūtiri (Nambudiri) Brahmin family in Kerala during a period of social change. It explores how traditional Vedic rituals, family organization, caste practices, marriage customs, and religious beliefs have adapted to modernization while preserving elements of their cultural heritage. The book provides valuable insights into the transition of Kerala's Brahmin community from traditional to contemporary society and is an important resource for the study of South Indian social anthropology and Hindu traditions.  aBrahmans--India--Kerala--Social life and customs.  aCaste--India--Kerala.