身份政治的不为人知的传奇：孟加拉民族的承认之争

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History and Sociology of South Asia Pub Date : 2023-03-17 DOI:10.1177/22308075231155248

Kunal Debnath

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孟加拉的纳特人属于瑜伽士种姓，这可以从“争取认可”的角度来看待。自19世纪中叶以来，孟加拉的纳特人一直通过打破婆罗门对祭司、圣线和种姓等级的最高地位的垄断，来维护自己的身份，并表现出对婆罗门种姓秩序的抵抗。所有这些垄断都受到了纳特人的挑战，他们通过流行的种姓起源神话来争夺自己在等级制度中的地位。然而，这一问题在学术界仍未得到解决。尽管社会上反对他们的身份，但纳特人在后殖民时代的西孟加拉邦的政治舞台上落后了，因为他们不热衷于将自己政治化。

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An Untold Saga of the Politics of Identity: The Struggle for Recognition of the Naths of Bengal

The Naths of Bengal belong to the Yogi caste which can be seen from the perspective of ‘a struggle for recognition’. The Naths of Bengal have been asserting their identity and showing resistance against the Brahmanical caste order since the mid-nineteenth century through breaking the monopoly of the Brahmans over priestcraft, sacred thread, and the apex position of the caste hierarchy. All of these monopolies were challenged by the Naths and they contested their position in the system of hierarchy through the popular ‘origin myth’ of their caste. However, the question of the Naths is still unaddressed in the academic realm. Despite their social resistance against their ascribed status, the Naths are lagging in the arena of politics in post-colonial West Bengal since they are unenthusiastic to politicise themselves.

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