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Sanskritization: a standalone construct

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Sanskritization1 CONSTRUCTSanskritizationSRINIVAS · RELIGIOUS STUDIES

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Religious studies

the process by which lower castes adopt the rituals, diet and customs of higher castes to raise their status.

In religious studies, Sanskritization refers to the process by which lower castes adopt the rituals, diet and customs of higher castes to raise their status. This meaning comes from Srinivas (1956) in The Far Eastern Quarterly.[1]

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  1. Srinivas, M. N. (1956). A Note on Sanskritization and Westernization. The Far Eastern Quarterly, 15(4), 481. https://doi.org/10.2307/2941919

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