[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) › c7.1 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c7.1 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c7.1 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c7.1) In abler hands, the present study could have resulted in a mystery story. On the other hand, one might perhaps expect a full-scale treatment of the symbolism of the severed head. However, neither treatment is attempted here. Rather it is intended to unearth from under the weighty mass of imagery a clue to the tangible realities that seem to underly it. - [Previous: c6.s6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c6.s6.10) - [Next: c7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c7.2) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c7.1) · Pramāṇa