Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-291) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : field methods and layers of data -- Contours of the geographic, cultural, and theoretical fields -- The polyvalency of purity and pollution -- The power of Gaṅgā -- Sacred purity and uncleanness -- Purity and flow -- Defilement and fouling in colonial law -- Pollution and the emergence of judicial activism -- The institutions of wastewater management -- Contesting water quality and mapping wastewater -- Transcendence and immanence -- Conclusion : toward a paradigm of discourses and powers.
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