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Peasants and monks in British India /

Pinch, William R., 1960-

Peasants and monks in British India / William R. Pinch. - Berkeley : University of California Press, �1996. - 1 online resource (xi, 242 pages) : maps - Online access: California Digital Library UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004 (Open Access) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index.

Introduction: Peasants, monks, and Indian history -- Sadhus and Shudras in North India, ca. 1700-1900 -- Ramanand and Ramanandis, ca. 1900-1940 -- Being Vaishnava, becoming Kshatriya -- Culture, conflict, and violence in Gangetic India -- Conclusions -- Francis Buchanan -- Dharnidharacharya and James Tod -- Gopa Charitam.

English.

ISBN: 9780520916302 0520916301 058507044X 9780585070445 9780520200609 0520200608 9780520200616 0520200616

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GB97-2579

Subjects--Topical Terms:
R�am�anand�is.
Vaishnavism--Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
R�am�anand�is.
Vaishnavism--Social aspects.
Hinduism.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
5.400.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL1287.542 / .P56 1996eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.5/633/0954