Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 30 n. 1 Rio de Janeiro 1987
Abstract
This article views the work of Louis Dumont as it is received by Indian anthropologists and sociologists, natives and citizens of the society which Dumont chose as his object of study. It examines the dialogue which Louis Dumont and M. N. Srinivas carried on for more than twenty years regarding the basic sociological unit for studying India: castes for Dumont, and villages for Srinivas. For a better understanding of the debate, the reader is asked to observe, in the intellectual projects of each author, the ideological totality that each one sought to construct: Dumont's notion of "civilization", and Srinivas idea of "nation". Throughout the article, attention is called to the theoretical implications of the fact that Dumont's work is one voice in an intellectual dialogue among French, English and Indian thinkers. In reviving the Indian voices, the appropriation of the work of a given author is contrasted in diverse contexts: here, Dumont in India and in Brazil.
A Índia das Aldeias e a Índia das Castas: Reflexões sobre Um Debate
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