TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parpola, Marjatta.
TI  - Kerala Brahmins in transition : : a study of a Nampūtiri family 
T2  - Studia Orientalia
SN  - 9519380485
U1  - 954.2004 PAR 23
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Helsinki
PB  - Finnish Oriental Society, 
KW  - Brahmans--India--Kerala--Social life and customs
KW  - Caste--India--Kerala
N2  - This 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
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