期刊名称：Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
印刷版ISSN：1994-2664
电子版ISSN：1994-2672
出版年度：2014
卷号：7
页码：51-86
语种：English
出版社：Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Mahendra Multiple Campus Baglung
摘要：Caste as a system of social stratification was an encompassing system in the past. There was reciprocal system of exchange goods and services. With time, occupation and mode of generation of livelihood of various caste groups changed, and the traditional form of jajmani system fizzled out. This paper provides an account of changing perspectives of caste relations in social science writing and political discourse. The discourse of caste has been shifted from ritual hierarchy and social discrimination to an instrument to mobilize people for economic and political gain. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/dsaj.v7i0.10437 Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 7, 2013; 51-86
