Speaking Truth to Power: Religion, Caste, and the Sabaltern Question in India

by Manu Bhagavan and Anne Feldhaus

Book Overview

Together with its companion, Claiming Power from Below, this volume explores various issues such as hierarchy and reform, the role of religion, the idea of resistance, the functionality of the continued use of the term, "Dalit," and the scope of current and future Dalit literature. This volume focuses on the role of religion- encompassing beliefs, ethics, ritual, devotional literature, folk culture, popular narratives, and artistic expression-and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198063490
• ISBN13: 9780198063490
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"