TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bergunder, Michael.
AU  - ; Frese, Heiko.
AU  - Michael Bergunder
TI  - Ritual, caste, and religion in colonial South India
SN  - 9789380607214
U1  - 203.80 BER 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Delhi 
PB  - : Primus Books 
KW  - Caste-India, South-History
KW  - South-Rituals
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
N2  - This volume attempts detailed analyses of Tamil and Telugu sources to explore the impact of notions of rituals, caste and religion in the formation of social, cultural and religious identities of the society of colonial south India. Within the Tamil context there is special focus on the different forms of Saiva Siddhanta revival in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, which reveals a wide range of responses to the social and religious challenges of colonial society in south India and Ceylon. Brahmin dominance was questioned in the wake of the Tamil Renaissance, and groups like Vanniyars, Nadars, and Paraiyars tried to renegotiate and improve their social and cultural status. Accordingly, this volume makes a case for considering these changes separately for the Tamil and Telugu contexts

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