Religious Process: The Puranas and the Making of a Regional Tradition (Oip) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199482542)

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 Puranas composed composed in Bengal, the book unravels a pattern that governed this relationship of recirpocity, contestation and domination. Two significant methodoligical 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 anthropological models, such as great and little traditions, to such texts for a more comprehensive understanding of the Indian culture continuum. The book focuses on Bengal, but cultural negotiations refers to a fundamental civilizational pocess common to most regions in India, and as such has wider relevance.


Author: Kunal Chakrabarti
ISBN-10: 0199482543
ISBN-13: 9780199482542
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d