The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c6.s1.19
The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c6.s1.19
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In other words, the preclassical system of ritual was characterized by what Mauss called "prestations totales de type agonistique",³⁷ involving an ever-repeated cycle of exchanges.