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028			_aInternational Book Distributors _bFlat No.-17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi _c122012 _d20/09/2025
082			_a203.80 BER
100			_aBergunder, Michael.
100			_a; Frese, Heiko.
245			_aRitual, caste, and religion in colonial South India _c/ Michael Bergunder.
260			_aDelhi _b: Primus Books _c, 2011.
300			_a386p. _c: 24cm.
365			_b766.50
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aCaste-India, South-History.
650			_aSouth-Rituals.
650			_aRites and ceremonies.
700			_aMichael Bergunder
942			_cBOOK
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