Concept information
Preferred term
52Caste (propositional object)
Broader concept
Scope note
- System of social stratification manifested in the hierarchical classification of social groups according to specific conceptualisations of "purity" and "impurity". It entails the exclusion of certain groups from religious rites, and shapes customary patterns of social interaction.
Source
- Abercombie et al. 1991
- Outhwaite 2002
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Souyioultzoglou Iraklitos (AA)
Notation
- 52
In other languages
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/52
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