[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985) › c17.22 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c17.22 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c17.22 - **Language:** English ### [c17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c17.22) Given this material and its background, we can hardly expect Weber to have set himself against the current of authoritative opinion in an area where he was a stranger. What he did achieve, though, was a highly original attempt at a consistent explanation of caste as it was presented to him, fitting it into his overall scheme of thought. - [Previous: c17.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c17.21) - [Next: c17.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c17.23) - [Up: c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c17.22) · Pramāṇa