[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) › c6.s3.14 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c6.s3.14 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c6.s3.14 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c6.s3.14) The rejection of the dualist system of exchange and reversal is manifest in the brahminical theory of the gift. It revolutionized the relationship between the brahmin and the non-brahmin world. - [Previous: c6.s3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c6.s3.13) - [Next: c6.s3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c6.s3.15) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c6.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c6.s3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c6.s3.14) · Pramāṇa