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Caste
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[German Version] I. India – II. Caste and Christianity (in History) – III. Missiology
I. India “Caste” (from Port.
casta, “pure, unadulterated, chaste”) is the term used to denote Indian social groups based on criteria of consanguinity and, in part, fictional genealogy; they are distinguished by common occupations, names, and traditions, especially norms governing marriage and diet (Dietary laws: VIII). Traditional Hindu society adopts a hierarchic model of four classes (Skt.
varṇa, often mislabeled “castes”) (Hinduism: III, 2). Castes are charact…
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Religion Past and Present
