Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra

Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra
ISBN-10
0198031238
ISBN-13
9780198031239
Category
History
Pages
328
Language
English
Published
2001-09-20
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Cynthia Talbot

Description

The society of traditional India is frequently characterized as static and dominated by caste. This study challenges older interpretations, arguing that medieval India was actually a time of dynamic change and fluid social identities. Using records of religious endowments from Andhra Pradesh, author Cynthia Talbot reconstructs a regional society of the precolonial past as it existed in practice.

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