Dalit Politics in India and New Meaning of Caste

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7213009
AutoresAnne Waldrop (0000-0001-7468-874X, University of Oslo, autor correspondente)
Ano2004
Volume31
Fascículo2
Páginas275-305
Data de publicação2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoForum for Development Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0803-9410 • E-ISSN: 1891-1765
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08039410.2004.9666283
OpenAlexW2053729023
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas32

This article focuses on the rise of Dalit political mobilisation in India and analyses the meanings of caste that emanate through the writings of some contemporary Dalit activists. It is argued that most of the influential anthropological interpretations of caste have had in common a tendency to treat caste first and foremost as a static phenomenon of ‘traditional’ India, and hence that these are insufficient in order to understand caste in India today. Caste has become increasingly important in Indian politics and in the process the meaning of caste has changed radically. It is argued that only a historical and structural perspective is capable of capturing the many manifestations of caste practices and ideologies over time

Caste · Epistemology · Ideology · Meaning (existential · Perspective (graphical · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora