Written using the voice of Zehra Hashmi, an ethnographic narrative examines caste in transition in Jaffna, centred around a Vel.l.āl.ar family that lived in the peninsula throughout the duration of the Sri Lankan Civil War, which came to an end in May 2009. Based on field research and interviews conducted between 2011 and 2013, the authors find that interlocutors struggle to make meaning of post-war changes.
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DM (13 juin 2017). “Caste in a Tamil Family On Purity and Pollution in Post-war Jaffna” by Zehra Hashmi and Prashanth Kuganathan. SRI LANKA & DIASPORAS. Consulté le 11 octobre 2024 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/u8t9