Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India by Lawrence A. Babb

Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India

Lawrence A. Babb

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This study shows how myths construct and express the social identities of a community. Focusing on Rajasthan, it describes how myths here mostly centre around the theme of violence and its rejection. The social persona of the trading groups are cr...

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