How Long to Read An Untouchable Community in South India

How Long Does it Take to Read An Untouchable Community in South India?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 10 minutes to read An Untouchable Community in South India by Michael Moffatt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

While many studies suggest that Indian Untouchables do not entirely share the hierarchical values characteristic of the caste system, Michael Moffatt argues that the most striking feature of the lowest castes is their pervasive cultural consensus with those higher in the system. Though rural Untouchables question their particular position in the system, they seldom question the system as a whole, and they maintain among themselves a set of hierarchical conceptions and institutions virtually identical to those of the dominant social order. Based on fourteen months of fieldwork with Untouchable castes in two villages in Tamil Nadu, south India, Professor Moffatt's analysis specifies ways in which the Untouchables are both excluded and included by the higher castes. Ethnographically, he pursues his structural analysis in two related domains: Untouchable social structure, and Untouchable religious belief and practice. The author finds that in those aspects of their lives where Untouchables are excluded from larger village life, they replicate in their own community nearly every institution, role, and ranked relation from which they have been excluded. Where the Untouchables are included by the higher castes, they complete the hierarchical whole by accepting their low position and playing their assigned roles. Thus the most oppressed members of Indian society are often among the truest believers in the system. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

How long is An Untouchable Community in South India?

An Untouchable Community in South India by Michael Moffatt is 370 pages long, and a total of 92,500 words.

This makes it 125% the length of the average book. It also has 113% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read An Untouchable Community in South India Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 25 minutes to read An Untouchable Community in South India aloud.

What Reading Level is An Untouchable Community in South India?

An Untouchable Community in South India is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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