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050	0	0	_aDS432.M28 _bB33 2004
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100	1		_aBabb, Lawrence A., _eauthor. _91064587
245	1	0	_aAlchemies of violence : _bmyths of identity and the life of trade in western India / _cLawrence A. Babb.
264		1	_aNew Delhi ; _aThousand Oaks, Calif. : _bSage Publications, _c2004.
300			_a254 pages : _billustrations, map ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index.
505	0		_aViolence and the ways of trade -- Sages and warriors -- Melted warriors -- Warriors exiled -- Going public -- Traders victorious.
520			_a"This study shows how myths construct and express the social identities of a community. Focusing on Rajasthan, it describes how myths here mostly centre around the theme of violence and its rejection. The social persona of the trading groups are created around this and hence issues of violence and its control emerge as the symbolic key to trader social identity in this cultural context.; ; Analyzing what myths have to say about traders, the author examines the nature of caste in general, as well as the specific place of trading castes in Indian society. Moreover he looks at the problems of the social identity of traders. By studying myths, the book shows how Indian trading groups have dealt with these problems by using symbolic material provided by their specific social and cultural milieu.; ; Finally the author looks at the role of myth itself as a repository of socially important knowledge."--Publisher description.
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650		0	_aMarwaris _zIndia _zRajasthan _xEthnic identity.
650		0	_aMarwaris _zIndia _zRajasthan _xFolklore.
650		0	_aMerchants _zIndia _zRajasthan _xSocial life and customs _9764733
650		0	_aViolence _zIndia _zRajasthan _xFolklore.
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