[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) › c19.s2.31 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s2.31 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s2.31 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s2.31) 31. It is perhaps not just accidental that the Prophet left no instructions as to the community’s form of government. - [Previous: c19.s2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s2.30) - [Next: c19.s2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s2.32) - [Up: c19.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s2.31) · Pramāṇa