Exchange, gifting, and sacrificing: Premodern Indian perspectives
In both the Vedic and the classical periods, a special elite class of people existed that were called Brahmins. In a rough manner, one might say that their material wellbeing depended on dakṣiṇā in the Vedic period and on dāna in the classical one. Broadening the perspective beyond dakṣiṇā and dāna,...
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| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg
Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing (HASP)
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Veda
/ Vedism
/ Hinduism
/ Brahmin caste
/ Dāna (Religion)
/ Gift
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