Crossing the Lines of Caste

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Crossing the Lines of Caste is written by Adheesh A. Sathaye and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0190273127 (ISBN 10) and 9780190273125 (ISBN 13).

Crossing the Lines of Caste offers a cultural-historical analysis of the legends of Visvamitra, a sage who is said to have used his ascetic power to change his caste and become a Brahmin. It reveals how and why mythological culture has played an active role in the construction of Brahmin social power for more than three thousand years.