LEADER 03856nam 2200745 450 001 9910450451303321 005 20210930161442.0 010 $a9780195359121 010 $a1-280-44368-5 010 $a1-4237-3889-6 010 $a0-19-535912-7 010 $a1-60129-946-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000028709 035 $a(DLC)93020052 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24084222 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000251230 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238827 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251230 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10247103 035 $a(PQKB)11335767 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4702750 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC241412 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4702750 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11273714 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL44368 035 $a(OCoLC)475956608 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000028709 100 $a20161012h19941994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aStatus and Sacredness $eA General Theory of Status Relations and an Analysis of Indian Culture /$fMurray Milner, Jr 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d1994. 210 4$dİ1994 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 336 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 1 $a0-19-508334-2 311 1 $a0-19-508489-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Concepts -- 3. A Theory of Status Relationships: Key Elements -- 4. Key Features of Indian Society: What Is to Be Explained -- 5. Explaining the Key Features of Caste -- 6. The Social Categories of Traditional India -- 7. The Articulation of Status and Material Resources: Political and Economic Legitimacy -- 8. A Theory of Status Relationships: Additional Elements -- 9. Cultural Codes and Rituals: I -- 10. Cultural Codes and Rituals: II -- 11. Status Relations in Marriage Alliances -- 12. On the Nature of Sacredness -- 13. The Worship of Gods -- 14. Salvation and Soteriology -- 5. EschatologyShow Level 16. Conclusions 330 $aStatus and Sacredness provides a new theory of status and sacral relationships and a provocative reinterpretation of the Indian caste system and Hinduism. Milner shows how in India and many other social contexts status is a key resource, and that sacredness can be usefully understood as a special form of status. By analyzing the nature of this resource Milner is able to provide powerful explanations of the key features of the social structure, culture, and religion. He argues against the widely held view that the Indian caste system is best understood as a unique cultural development, demonstrating that many of the seemingly exotic features are variations on themes common to other societies. Milner's analysis is rooted in a new theoretical framework called'resource structuralism'that helps to clarify the nature and significance of power and symbolic capital. The book thus provides a bold new analysis of India, an innovative approach to the analysis of religion, and an important contribution to social theory. 606 $aSocial status 606 $aSocial structure 606 $aSociology$xPhilosophy 606 $aReligion and social status 606 $aHindu sociology 606 $aCaste$zIndia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSocial status. 615 0$aSocial structure. 615 0$aSociology$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aReligion and social status. 615 0$aHindu sociology. 615 0$aCaste 676 $a305.51220954 700 $aMilner$b Murray Jr.$0869221 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450451303321 996 $aStatus and Sacredness$92417815 997 $aUNINA