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Alpatov, V. M.
Indian Death has the ‘Caste, Gender, Age,
Social Status, Political Bias and Tastes’
// Culture and Art.
2013. № 1.
P. 54-60.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=62085
Alpatov, V. M. Indian Death has the ‘Caste, Gender, Age,
Social Status, Political Bias and Tastes’
Abstract:
The author of the article provides the
analysis of a fundamental book ‘Death in Maharashtra.
Imagination, Perception, Embodiment’ (published
in Moscow in 2012). The book includes texts
of different kind and content and all these texts have
the same two topics in common: Maharashtra, one of
the major states of India, and death. The author describes
differences and similarities between Indian
culture and Russian and Western cultures as well
as between Indian culture and globalization culture.
These differences and similarities show themselves
in people’s attitude to death and associated rituals.
Particular attention is paid at three main themes discussed
in the book: caste (including the ones still exisiting
in modern India), women’s position (India has
the worst living conditions for women)and terrorism
(different opinions on Mohandas Gandhi death is a
bright example of Indian alternative to non-violence).
It is noted that Russians’ interest for Indian culture
(and India in general) experienced its ups (in early
XX when orientalism was in fashion and in 1950
when relations between Soviet Union and India were
promoted and Indian cinema and literature became
popular) and downs (including the present times).
Keywords:
cultural research, Oriental studies, Indian studies, Indian culture, Maharashtra, mahratti language, death, ritual, cultural differences and similarities, globalization culture.
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