Table of Contents:
- History of ideas, From system to structure: the pure and the impure, Hierarchy: the theory of the 'Verna', The division of labour, The regulation of marriager: separation and hierarchy, Rules concerning contact and food, Power and territory, Caste government: Justice and authority, Concomitants and implications, Comparison: are there castes among non-hindus and outside India?Comparison: the contemporary trend