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Dear Antonio,
Bernardo's obsessions apart, there is a good amount of literature, that
suggests that caste is not part of Hindu dharma, but is a part of the
subcontinents system of hierarchy, linked to society, rather than religion.
You might want to read the VERY interesting introduction written by Rowena
Robinson to the book *Christians of India* (Sage publications, 2003).
Or works by David Mosse, who has studied the Tamil Christians and their
observance of caste.
Finally, it is not just brahmins who are stuck up on caste, its the Chardos
(as a 'high' ranking caste group) and other caste groups as well.
regards
J
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> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:53:22 +0530
> From: Antonio Menezes <[email protected]>
> To: goanet <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Goanet] Prophecies and Legends
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> Dear Senhor Bernardo Colaco,
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> Even after Portugal's political power was vacated from Goa about 50 years
> ago, their influences like their Civil Laws and culture like Carnival still
> exist in Goa , and hence according to you, they have never left Goa
> or rather Goa cannot be detached from Portugal. . Good!
> Even during the 451 years of the Portuguese administration , the
> highest votaries of the Catholic Church believed in the caste system
> (or to be more precise believed themselves to be brahmins by caste)
> which is purely a part and parcel of the Hindu Dharma. So India had
> never really vacated Goa even if the Portuguese came, stayed and finally
> went home.
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