Sanskritization

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:aimsTo social mobility
gptkbp:appliesTo various regions of India
gptkbp:associatedWith purity and pollution concepts
gptkbp:cause change in caste identity
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:M._N._Srinivas
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Westernization
gptkbp:criticizedFor ignoring economic factors
gptkbp:describes process of lower castes adopting practices of higher castes
gptkbp:discusses 'Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India'
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1950s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sanskritization
gptkbp:influenced social status
gptkbp:involves change in dress and language
change in food habits
adoption of rituals, customs, and beliefs of Brahmins
gptkbp:observedAmong gptkb:Other_Backward_Classes
gptkb:Scheduled_Castes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hinduism
caste system in India
gptkbp:studiedIn Indian sociology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brahmins
gptkb:Malayali_Hindus
gptkb:Indo-Aryan_migration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6