Sanskritization

Japanese: Sanskritization
Sanskritization

…A common way for a caste to rise in rank is for all members to adopt practices that are considered to be pure (such as vegetarianism, abstinence from alcohol, and prohibition of widow remarriage). Sociologist Srinivas called this movement within the caste "Sanskritization," after the sacred language that is the symbol of Brahmin culture. In modern India, where traditional society has begun to crumble, this type of movement has become active among the middle and lower castes, and a reversal phenomenon has occurred in which caste regulations have been strengthened. …

From Srinivas

…Indian social anthropologist. Educated at the universities of Mysore, Bombay, and Oxford, he published excellent research on the structure of village society in the Karnataka region and the characteristics and changes of modern Indian society, and proposed theories on caste and Sanskritization. After teaching at the University of Delhi and other institutions, he became a research fellow at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sanskritization" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ランクを上昇させようとするカーストが一般的に試みる方法は,全構成員が一丸となって浄性が高いとみなされる慣行(たとえば菜食,禁酒,寡婦再婚禁止)を採用することである。社会学者シュリーニバスは,カースト内部のこうした動きを,バラモン文化の象徴である聖典語にちなみ〈サンスクリット化Sanskritization〉と呼んだ。伝統社会が崩れはじめた近代のインドでは,この種の動きが中位・下位のカーストの間で活発化し,カースト規制が強化されるという逆行現象も生じている。…

【シュリーニバス】より

…インドの社会人類学者。マイソール,ボンベイ,オックスフォードの大学で学び,カルナータカ地方をフィールドとする村落社会構造,現代インド社会の特質と変動の調査と理論ですぐれた研究を発表し,カースト論やサンスクリット化(サンスクリタイゼーションSanskritization)論などを提起した。デリー大学などで教えたあとバンガロールにあるインド経営研究所研究員を務める。…

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