01057nam a22001457a 4500020001800000082002300018100002800041245011800069260004500187300001400232520060400246546001200850650001700862650003200879  a9789390035663  a305.5122054bBLU-C  aBlunt, E.A.H. eauthor.  aThe caste system of Northern India: bWith special reference to the united Provinces of Agra Oudh/cE.A.H. Blunt   aNew Delhi:bManohar Publication, c2021.  aix, 374p.  aThe twin provinces of Agra and Oudh form a tract, which from the dawn of Hindu civilization has been the home of Hinduism. Its social system is the Hindu social system of northern India. Hindu groups are divided into various castes. This caste system has grown slowly. Discussed in the book is the nature of the caste system in India, its evolution into various subcastes, sectarian castes, new castes, etc. Also described are the various primitive customs which were once prevalent among the various castes. Their significance is purely ethnographical. The appendices contain a list of caste names.  aEnglish  aCastezIndia  aCastevUttar PradeshzIndia