Author: Dube, Saurabh
Title: Untouchable Pasts : Religion, Identity, and Power Among a Central Indian Community, 1780-1950
Description: Albany [NY], State University of New York, (1998). orig.boards. 24x15cm, xvii,308 pp.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Constructs a history of a heretical and untouchable community over the last 200 years, the Satnamis of Central India, who combine features of a caste and a sect to challenge the tenor of ritual power that defines Hinduism. At the same time, within the community, schemes of meaning and power, particularly those centering on gender, have been imbued with ambiguity and a reproduction of forms of inequality" - publisher's description. Contents: The Making of Satnmampanth, 1780-1850; Malguzars, Gurus & Missionaries, 1850-1900; Satnamis in Village Life, 1900.-1950; A Contested Past: The Myths of Satnampanth; Reform & Authority: The Satnami Mahasabha, 1925-1950; Contending Histories: Old Stories & New Pasts; Conclusion; Appendices.

Keywords: History of Religion, Satnamis Satnami, Chhattisgarh, India South Asia, Hindu Hinduism, Untouchable Caste, Castes Dalit, Anthropology, Sociology Social