Religion and Modernization of India

Prof. M. N. Srinivas in his study of the Coorgis of South India has proposed a model of social change in the Indian society under the title "sanskritization." Srinivas had defined it as the process by which a low Hindu caste, or tribal or other group changes its customs, ritual, ideology a...

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Published in:Journal of Dharma
Main Author: Kariyil, Antony (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 1982
In: Journal of Dharma
Further subjects:B Book review
B Religion and Modernization of India
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Summary:Prof. M. N. Srinivas in his study of the Coorgis of South India has proposed a model of social change in the Indian society under the title "sanskritization." Srinivas had defined it as the process by which a low Hindu caste, or tribal or other group changes its customs, ritual, ideology and way of life in the direction of a high "twice-born" caste.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma