It’s a hard caste life… for some.
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It’s a hard caste life… for some.
Chapter 12 South Asia Section 3 Cultural Coherence
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Cultural Coherence and Diversity: A Common Heritage Undermined by Religious Rivalries (cont.)Origins of South Asian Civilizations (cont.)
The Caste SystemRegional variations, religious differences in
acceptance of caste systemCaste: complex social order
Varna: ancient fourfold social hierarchy of the Hindu world
Jati: refers to local hundreds of local endogamous groups or subcastes that reflect occupational groupingsCastes include Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas,
SudrasScheduled castes or “untouchables” or dalits
Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 2
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Members of a caste rely on each other for support
You are born into your caste
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MAJOR TENETS OF HINDUISM• Four main ideas are important in
understanding the Hindu religion and the caste system– Reincarnation– Karma– Dharma– Ahimsa
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Dharma Code of behavior or set of moral and ethical rules that govern the conduct of each social class. Each group has a different set of rules to live by.
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Brahmins – Priests, Teachers, Judges; usually don’t own land therefore need other castes to work the land and provide for them
Kshatriyas – Warriors and Rulers (landowners)
Vaisyas – Skilled Traders and Merchants
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Sudras – Unskilled Workers—Laborers and Craft workersBelow these four castes are people who belong to no caste
Untouchables – Outcastes, Children of God
Concept of pollution…the most pure at the top (Brahmins) and the most polluted at the bottom (Untouchables)
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Where do you think the caste system is seen more?
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After the emergence of Buddhism there have been attempts to abolish caste system.
In 1833 the British declared that no person on account of “his religion, place of birth, descent, color” would be disabled from holding any office or employment.
Great movement against caste system was started by Mahatma Ghandi.
Caste system in India
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The barriers between the sub-caste weakened in the twentieth century.
The Indian Constitution of 1950 proclaimed the principle of equality to all citizens irrespective of caste differences, and abolished the practice of untouchability.
Caste system in India
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The Untouchables
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Belong to no casteExpected to do the
“dirty” jobsCome in contact
with animal skins, dead bodies and human feces
Avoid contact with “caste” Indians for fear of “pollution”