01158nam a2200229Ia 4500 20260708150741.0 260708s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| 9780199341115 23 294.508621 SAT Sathaye, Adheesh A. Crossing the Lines of Caste : Visvamitra and the Construction of Brahmin Power in Hindu Mythology / Adheesh A. Sathaye 1st ed. New York : Oxford University Press , 2015. xix, 310 p. ; 25 cm. 0.00 Normative Brahminical ideology deems it impossible for an ordinary individual to change caste without undergoing death and rebirth. However, the sage Visvamitra transformed himself from a king into a Brahmin through ascetic power (tapas). This book examines the legends of Visvamitra across Sanskrit, vernacular, oral, and visual traditions, offering a historical analysis of how these stories reinforced or adapted Brahmin social power over three thousand years. Brahmins Hindu mythology Religious aspects Social stratification VC OFFICE 70354 70354 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2026-06-26 0.00 0 294.508621 SAT VC652 2026-07-08 15:07:41 2026-06-26 VC OFFICE Books Received from VC office