Hindu Customs and their Origins

• Author(s): Stanley Rice,
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Pages: 222
• ISBN_10: 1040265677
  ISBN_13: 9781040265673
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice , Social Science / Regional Studies , Philosophy / General , History / Asia / General , Religion / History , History / Social History , Social Science / Archaeology , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social ,

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Hindu Customs and their Origins (1937) primarily examines the topic of caste in India, looking at the ancient ideas of the origins of caste and testing modern theories through a critical examination. It also looks at the veneration for the ox and cow, a custom that is unique to India.