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The concept of Dominant Caste in the book, where the peasant Caste has much practical power, including influential members such as the Headman, his lineage and the God's house lineage could be related to their large numbers viv-à-vis the smaller numbers of the Brahmins, and could be used to explain other social phenomenon, such as prestige among English trade unions.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Epstein|first1=T. S.|title=The remembered village: a modern classic|journal=Contributions to Indian Sociology|date=1 January 1978|volume=12|issue=1|pages=71-72|doi=10.1177/006996677801200107}}</ref> |
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| Author | M. N. Srinivas |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Oxford India Perennials |
| Subject | Ethnography |
| Publisher | Oxford, Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 356 |
| ISBN | 0783746830 |
The Remembered Village is a 1978 ethnological work by M. N. Srinivas . The book is about the villages who live in the small village , named as Rampura in the state of Karnataka, then called Mysore. It is notable for the absence of fieldnotes as a base for the work, which is considered standard in ethnography following the standards set by Bronislaw Malinowski in Argonauts of the Western Pacific as they were lost due to arson[1], and elicited fierce debate in the anthropological community due to its unorthodox origin, among other factors[2][3][4]. The book is noted for its concern on the aesthetic, flowing prose and the significant role of the ethnographer himself[5], a marked departure from earlier works such as Evans-Pritchard's studies on the Nuer, which is written with a more objective voice.
Background
The caste system in India has long been the subject of scholarly interest, but there was a distinct lack of ethonographic material on it as noted by Radcliffe-Brown[6].
Overview
The book consists of eleven chapters . General summaries of each chapter are included below.
- Chapter I: A description of the educational background of Srinivas and key theoretical influences, including Radcliffe-Brown , Evans-Pritchard and his decision to pick Rampura as the fieldwork site
- Chapter II: A brief overview of Rampura
- Chapter III: Three important men; The Headman, Kulle Gowda and Nadu Gowda
- Chapter IV: Role of agriculture, and the general preoccupation of land by the villagers
- Chapter V: The role of sex in division of labour and sexual urges of the villagers
- Chapter VI: Inter-Caste relationships, purity and pollution plus discussions on Harijans and Muslims
- Chapter VII: Compounding of caste hierarchy by land possession, and the landowner-client relationship
- Chapter VIII: Changes of the village since 1948 to around 1952
- Chapter IX: Quality of social relations and reciprocity
- Chapter X: Role of religion, regarding pan-Indian deities in Hinduism and local deities
- Chapter XI :The author's recollections of his last few days in Rampura
Legacy
Sanskritisation
Dominant Caste
The concept of Dominant Caste in the book, where the peasant Caste has much practical power, including influential members such as the Headman, his lineage and the God's house lineage could be related to their large numbers viv-à-vis the smaller numbers of the Brahmins, and could be used to explain other social phenomenon, such as prestige among English trade unions.[8]
Criticisms
David Francis Pocock argued Srinivas for putting excessive sociological jargon for his supposed audience,"the educated layman" and yet not sufficient to justify it as scholarly work, and also noted on the question of subjectivity[9]. Another common form of criticism relates to the shortcomings ofstructural-functionalism, the basis of the work as taught by Evans-Pritchard in the vein of Durkheim[10].
References
- ^ Celarent, Barbara (May 2012). "The Remembered Village by M. N. Srinivas: A Review" (PDF). American Journal of Sociology. 117 (6): 1870–1878. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Beals, A. R. (1 January 1978). "The remembered village as ethnography". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 12 (1): 109–115. doi:10.1177/006996677801200111.
- ^ Srinivas, M.N. (1 January 1978). "The remembered village: reply to criticisms". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 12 (1): 127–152. doi:10.1177/006996677801200113.
- ^ Joshi, P.C. (1 January 1978). "The remembered village: A bridge between old and new anthropology". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 12 (1): 75–89. doi:10.1177/006996677801200108.
- ^ Celarent, Barbara (May 2012). "The Remembered Village by M. N. Srinivas: A Review" (PDF). American Journal of Sociology. 117 (6): 1873. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Srinivas, M. N. (2012). The remembered village (2nd ed. ed.). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 9780198077459.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ Srinivas, M. N. (2012). The remembered village (2nd ed. ed.). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198077459.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help);|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ Epstein, T. S. (1 January 1978). "The remembered village: a modern classic". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 12 (1): 71–72. doi:10.1177/006996677801200107.
- ^ Pocock, D.F. (1 January 1978). "The remembered village: a failure". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 12 (1): 62–64. doi:10.1177/006996677801200106.
- ^ Cross, Jamie (5 September 2013). "Book Review: The Remembered Village by M.N. Srinivas". LSE Review of Books. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
External links
- The Remembered Village at Oxford Scholarship online [1]