The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c2.1

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| | Preface | ix |
| | Introduction | 1 |
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| 1 | India and the Inner Conflict of Tradition | 10 |
| 2 | Brahmin, Ritual, and Renouncer | 26 |
| 3 | The Case of the Severed Head | 45 |
| 4 | The Flood Story in Vedic Ritual | 59 |
| 5 | The Origin of the *Nāstika* | 70 |
| 6 | Vedic Sacrifice and Transcendence | 81 |
| 7 | Ritual, Revelation, and the Axial Age | 95 |
| 8 | The Conundrum of the King’s Authority | 108 |
| 9 | Kauṭilya and the Ancient Indian State | 128 |
| 10 | Power, Priesthood, and Authority | 141 |
| 11 | Western Expansion, Indian Reaction: Mughal Empire and British Raj | 158 |
| 12 | Caste, Village, and Indian Society | 180 |
| 13 | Caste and Karma: Max Weber’s Analysis of Caste | 194 |
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| | Notes | 205 |
| | Index | 249 |