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| ''' Nambiār''', also known as '''Nambiyār''', is an ]n caste who considered themselves to be both landlords and priestly in nature.<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Harold |editor-last=Coward |authorlink=Harold Coward |title=Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Perspectives and Encounters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6eHgNyNimoAC&pg=PA192|year=1993|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-1158-4|page=192 |first=Paul |last=Younger |chapter=Hindu-Christian Worship Settings in South India}}</ref> |
''' Nambiār''', also known as '''Nambiyār''', is an ]n caste who considered themselves to be both landlords and priestly in nature.<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Harold |editor-last=Coward |authorlink=Harold Coward |title=Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Perspectives and Encounters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6eHgNyNimoAC&pg=PA192|year=1993|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-1158-4|page=192 |first=Paul |last=Younger |chapter=Hindu-Christian Worship Settings in South India}}</ref> | ||
| The precious Nambiar title was initially given to the progeny out of morganatic union between Nair women and their Namboothiri paramours in North Malabar. They were originally the headmen of village or desams who received the Nambiar title from assembly of Thamburans (Namboothiri) , or priests and were considered as of | |||
| Until the early 20th century, Nambiars in North Malabar held a prejudice that they were superior to their counterparts in South Malabar. In earlier days, Nambiar women, like most women of Nair clans of north Malabar, would not marry Nair men of South Malabar.<ref>{{cite book |first=Eric J. |last=Miller |authorlink=Eric J. Miller |year=1955 |chapter=Village Structure in North Kerala |editor-first=M. N. |editor-last=Srinivas |editor-link=M. N. Srinivas |title=India's Villages |location=Bombay |publisher=Media Promoters & | Until the early 20th century, Nambiars in North Malabar held a prejudice that they were superior to their counterparts in South Malabar. In earlier days, Nambiar women, like most women of Nair clans of north Malabar, would not marry Nair men of South Malabar.<ref>{{cite book |first=Eric J. |last=Miller |authorlink=Eric J. Miller |year=1955 |chapter=Village Structure in North Kerala |editor-first=M. N. |editor-last=Srinivas |editor-link=M. N. Srinivas |title=India's Villages |location=Bombay |publisher=Media Promoters & | ||
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Not to be confused with Nambiar (Ambalavasi caste). "Nambiyar" redirects here. For the river in Tamil Nadu, see Nambiyar River.
Nambiār, also known as Nambiyār, is an Indian caste who considered themselves to be both landlords and priestly in nature.
The precious Nambiar title was initially given to the progeny out of morganatic union between Nair women and their Namboothiri paramours in North Malabar. They were originally the headmen of village or desams who received the Nambiar title from assembly of Thamburans (Namboothiri) , or priests and were considered as of
Until the early 20th century, Nambiars in North Malabar held a prejudice that they were superior to their counterparts in South Malabar. In earlier days, Nambiar women, like most women of Nair clans of north Malabar, would not marry Nair men of South Malabar.<ref>{{cite book |first=Eric J. |last=Miller |authorlink=Eric J. Miller |year=1955 |chapter=Village Structure in North Kerala |editor-first=M. N. |editor-last=Srinivas |editor-link=M. N. Srinivas |title=India's Villages |location=Bombay |publisher=Media Promoters &
References
- Younger, Paul (1993). "Hindu-Christian Worship Settings in South India". In Coward, Harold (ed.). Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Perspectives and Encounters. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 192. ISBN 978-81-208-1158-4.