Status claims among Muslims in Malabar, South India

Authors

  • P.C. Saidalavi

Keywords:

family gatherings, status, caste, Muslims, Malabar, South India

Abstract

This note shares preliminary reflections on the way status claims are being made by Muslims in Malabar, South India, by conducting family gatherings. These claims complicate the existing notions of status based on the identity of each social group. To show these complications, I share stories of two family gatherings.

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Published

2017-09-30

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2017): Anthropological Notebooks

Section

Short reports