{"product_id":"untouchable-pasts","title":"Untouchable Pasts","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Saurabh Dube\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2001\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 328\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 078290413\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUNTOUCHABLE PASTS constructs an anthropological history of an unusual community over the last two hundred years. The Satnamis of central India have combined the features of a caste and a sect to question and challenge the tenor of ritual power that variously defines Hinduism. Combining archival and field work, the book presents an interpretive account of Satnami endeavours, encounters, and experiences – the ethnographic pasts of a numerous community that continues to be a significant presence in the newly constituted state of Chhattisgarh. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book brings together recent analytical departures and significant critical developments within contemporary scholarship in history, anthropology and sociology. By casting these theoretical tendencies in a critical dialogue with one another, the book thinks through some of those overriding oppositions that have formed the conceptual core of social thought and political enquiry in both Western and non-Western contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaurabh Dube tracks the history of the Satnamis of Central India, a sect born of the Chamars of Chhattisgarh, over the last 200 years. [The author] gleans meanings from the margins that can raise important questions for central themes in South Asian history. \u003cbr\u003e-The Indian Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA classic of methodology and description. \u003cbr\u003e-Eleanor Zelliot in Dalit International Newsletter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntouchable Pasts is an outstanding accomplishment of scholarship and a compelling read. \u003cbr\u003e-The Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Making of Satnampanth, 1780-1850\u003cbr\u003eMalguzars, Gurus, and Missionaries, 1850-1900\u003cbr\u003eSatnamis in Village Life, 1900-1950\u003cbr\u003eA Contested Past: The Myths of Satnampanth\u003cbr\u003eReform and Authority: The Satnami Mahasabha, 1925-1950\u003cbr\u003eContending Histories: Old Stories and New Pasts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDICES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Saurabh Dube \/ Sage Publications \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153694224752,"sku":"15274","price":38.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/15274.jpg?v=1793912714","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/untouchable-pasts","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}