On the Edge of the Auspicious: Gender and .
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People of lower caste live throughout the villages of Nepal but have been noticeably absent from ethnographic accounts of the Him alayan region. Starting from the perspective of lower-caste Hindu...
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People of lower caste live throughout the villages of Nepal but have been noticeably absent from ethnographic accounts of the Him alayan region. Starting from the perspective of lower-caste Hindu women, Ma ry M. Cameron offers a long-overdue study of artisans and farmers in weste rn Nepal. On the Edge of the Auspicious skillfully shows the connections between caste hierarchy and gender relations leading to dome stic, economic, and religious power of lower-caste women. Situating her stud y in the history of land ownership and contemporary family and work relations , Cameron explains how and why patriarchal ideology associated with hi gh-caste families in Nepal does not apply to women of lower caste. Drawing on data from work, family, and religious domains, this ethnography goes f urther than other current studies of caste hierarchy in South Asia to sh ow the everyday material and ideological dimensions of domination and lower- caste people's resistance to them. .
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ISBN: 0252067169
ISBN-13: 9780252067167
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Year: 1998
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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