Religious process
Kunal Chakrabarti · 2018
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About the book
"This book traces the evolution of a process of interaction between brahmanism and the indigenous social groups of Bengal during the early medieval period. Following the logic of cultural negotiation implicit in the regional Puranas, the book unravels a pattern that governed this relationship of reciprocity, contestation and domination. Two significant methodological issues have been addressed - the manner in which didactic Sanskritic texts can be read for the reconstruction of early Indian history, and the application of contemporary anthropological concepts to such texts to help elucidate cultural contestations in pre-modern India. Focussing on Bengal, Chakrabarti examines a civilizational process fundamental to the unfolding of Indian history."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2018
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press India
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 380
- ISBN
- 9780199482542
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