The inner conflict of tradition : essays in Indian ritual, kingship, and society

By:

Heesterman, J. C

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chicago University of Chicago Press 1985Description: x, 255 pISBN:

9780226322995 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.0934 HEE

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Summary: "TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1. India and the Inner Conflict of Tradition 2. Brahmin, Ritual, and Renouncer 3. The Case of the Severed Head 4. The Flood Story in Vedic Ritual 5. The Origin of the Nastika 6. Vedic Sacrifice and Transcendence 7. Ritual, Revelation, and the Axial Age 8. The Conundrum of the King’s Authority 9. Kautilya and the Ancient Indian State 10. Power, Priesthood, and Authority 11. Western Expansion, Indian Reaction: Mughal Empire and British Raj 12. Caste, Village, and Indian Society 13. Caste and Karma: Max Weber’s Analysis of Caste"

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Plaksha University Library	Social Science	306.0934 HEE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003701
Book	Plaksha University Library	Social Science	306.0934 HEE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003295

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"TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1. India and the Inner Conflict of Tradition
2. Brahmin, Ritual, and Renouncer
3. The Case of the Severed Head
4. The Flood Story in Vedic Ritual
5. The Origin of the Nastika
6. Vedic Sacrifice and Transcendence
7. Ritual, Revelation, and the Axial Age
8. The Conundrum of the King’s Authority
9. Kautilya and the Ancient Indian State
10. Power, Priesthood, and Authority
11. Western Expansion, Indian Reaction: Mughal Empire and British Raj
12. Caste, Village, and Indian Society
13. Caste and Karma: Max Weber’s Analysis of Caste"

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