@article{oai:minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp:00004487,
 author = {重松, 伸司 and Shigematsu, Shinji},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {国立民族学博物館研究報告, Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology},
 month = {Sep},
 note = {The Valangai (Right-Hand) and the Iclangai (Left-Hand) caste
communities have aroused considerable interest as a specific dual
organizational system of southern India. However, the origin and
functions of the system remain unclear, principally because these
communities have multi-dimensional characters in terms of caste
organization, socio-economic function and religious-cultural meaning.
This paper attempts an analysis of these inter-caste organizations
from two principal perspectives. The first is a focus on intradivisional
cohesion through occupational factors. The functions of these communities
as economic organizations has been discussed by students
of South Indian history. Were these divisions more than "guilds"
in socio-economic terms, some unifying factors may be revealed by
occupational membership. The second perspective supposes that
each division has some traditional background in a religious and/or
cultural context. Severe factional conflicts often arose whenever
these two groups walked in procession along their own streets and on
those of their rivals, particularly for marriages or funerals. The
major reasons for collision between the two factions were that each
claimed the higher social status and the exclusive usage of caste
insignia, such as banners, flags, palanquins, ornaments, and other
ritual tools. According to caste legends each insignia or symbol acts
explicitly in a historical and ritual context.
Here, an attempt is made to gain insight into the significance of
the Valangai and Iclafigai organizations as the "shared-legend" system,
by considering occupational and legendary factors together. Further,
the change of meaning and value from a Right-Left horizontal relationship
to a Higher-Lower vertical relationship is also examined.
Through these analyses the vital role played by the ceremonial places
when the rival groups demonstrate their superiority is clarified.},
 pages = {303--348},
 title = {南インドの右手・左手集団と祭礼騒擾 : カースト伝承と儀礼を中心に},
 volume = {7},
 year = {1982},
 yomi = {シゲマツ, シンジ}
}