Indians in a plural society : a report on Mauritius

By:

Benedict, Burton

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London; Her Majesty's Stationary Office; 1961Description: 168pSubject(s):

Sociology

DDC classification:

305.895406982 BEN

Summary: The author, an experienced American social anthropologist, lived for almost two years in two villages and an Indian urban area of Mauritius to study the Indian section of the island's "multi-racial" society. He examines, in relation to the island's society as a whole and the Indian section within it, the factors which make for unity and those which tend to cause diversity. His subject is studied in a historical context, in a religious context, in an economical and occupational context and in a political context. Within this framework Dr. Benedict constructs a remarkably comprehen sive account of the history, role and organisation of the various Indian groups, both Hindu and Muslim, in Mauritian society. Since approxi mately two-thirds of the island's population is classified as Indian, this study has considerable import.

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The author, an experienced American social anthropologist, lived for almost two years in two villages and an Indian urban area of Mauritius to study the Indian section of the island's "multi-racial" society.

He examines, in relation to the island's society as a whole and the Indian section within it, the factors which make for unity and those which tend to cause diversity. His subject is studied in a historical context, in a religious context, in an economical and occupational context and in a political context.

Within this framework Dr. Benedict constructs a remarkably comprehen sive account of the history, role and organisation of the various Indian groups, both Hindu and Muslim, in Mauritian society. Since approxi mately two-thirds of the island's population is classified as Indian, this study has considerable import.

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