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| "Castes that are considered ritually pure have high status, while those considered less pure or impure have low status. This distinction is popularised with the concept of _______." |
Ritualism
Hierarchy
Purity and Pollution
None of these
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| Purity and Pollution |
| The hierarchical ordering of castes is based on the distinction between ‘purity’ and ‘pollution’. This is a division between something believed to be closer to the sacred (thus connoting ritual purity), and something believed to be distant from or opposed to the sacred, therefore considered ritually polluting. Castes that are considered ritually pure have high status, while those considered less pure or impure have low status. |
