SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN THE TEXT AGASTYA PARWA
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
The text Agastya Parwa is one of the manuscripts which contain knowledge of social stratification. There were four social classes described, they are: Brahmana, Ksatriya, Waisya and Sudra. From those four social stratifications above, it was expected to know its own duty and hold on its duty as a form of Dharma. The society would be in harmony if each class could hold on its principle and authority. Furthermore, the most basic thing was maintaining the purity of each class which was confirmed by the same class marriage. The children of Brahmana supposed to get married with the children of Brahmana and so on. However, a son of certain social class was allowed to marry a daughter from a lower social class. It happened due to patrilineal system used in the society or it was also called kapurusan.
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I Gusti Komang Kembarawan
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