Hierarchy and its Discontents (Old and Rare) – Steven M. Parish

This book provides a first-hand account of the practice of caste system among the Newar Hindus in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Through extensive interviews conducted with members of different castes, it highlights the complexities, hierarchical characteristics, and critiques
associated with the day-to-day functioning of the caste system.
The study illustrates how Newar Hindus struggle with the ambivalence of a system that fills their everyday lives with injustices and yet is viewed as a moral basis for traditional Hindu civilization, and as part of the natural order. It also records the dissent along the margins and at the heart of the caste system, documenting acceptance of and resistance to definitions of self and society imposed by caste ideology.
Offering unique insights into the cultural order among the Newar Hindus, the study will be useful to students and scholars of sociology and anthropology.

Hierarchy and its Discontents (Old and Rare) – Steven M. Parish