Religion, Tradition, and Ideology: Pre-Colonial South India

by R. Champakalakshmi

This book discusses the multiple facets, dominant characteristics, and historical trajectories of religious traditions in pre-colonial south India. It explores how Hinduism, primarily the Brahmanical tradition, developed and reworked itself in the context of challenges posed by Buddhism and Jainism to become the dominant tradition and ideology in south Indian society and polity. Examining the linkages between religion and politics, the volume also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198070594
• ISBN13: 9780198070597
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"