The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c6.3

c6.3

In a discussion of the place of the brahmin in Indian culture, it is natural to turn in the first place to the Vedic ritual texts. Not only is the Vedic ritual at the heart of brahminical tradition, but above all it would seem to me that the ritual texts reflect an evolution that has been decisive for the position of the brahmin and, generally, for the development of Hinduism.