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... subcastes . In such cases , these subcastes may be related to one another exactly , or almost exactly , as are different castes . If this is the case , the subcastes , in reality , are castes ; the caste name common to all of them has ...
... subcastes . In such cases , these subcastes may be related to one another exactly , or almost exactly , as are different castes . If this is the case , the subcastes , in reality , are castes ; the caste name common to all of them has ...
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... subcaste is the predominantly endogamous unit , and in some castes there are several hundred subcastes . The subcastes are either purely local castes ( diffused over districts of varying size ) , and / or they con- stitute associations ...
... subcaste is the predominantly endogamous unit , and in some castes there are several hundred subcastes . The subcastes are either purely local castes ( diffused over districts of varying size ) , and / or they con- stitute associations ...
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... subcastes . More frequently , the caste has certain characteristics of life conduct traditionally common to all subcastes . Nevertheless , as a rule the unity of caste exists side by side with the unity of subcastes . There are ...
... subcastes . More frequently , the caste has certain characteristics of life conduct traditionally common to all subcastes . Nevertheless , as a rule the unity of caste exists side by side with the unity of subcastes . There are ...
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India and Hinduism | 3 |
Caste and Guild | 33 |
The Social Rank Order of the Castes | 44 |
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