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A fascinating read for scholars and general readers alike, 'Class and Religion in Ancient India' highlights the interdependence between the class structure and the Vedic and Brahmanical form of religion in ancient India. It seeks to demolish the myth that religiosity and spirituality were the distinctive characteristics of ancient Indian civilization. The author demonstrates that religion was a superstructure of class relations used primarily by the ruling class and the state to perpetuate a predatory class structure based on exploitation and oppression.

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Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Class Formation in Vedic Society; Social Origins of Advaita Philosophy; Political Sociology of Bhagavadgita; Class Dynamics, Time Cycles and Avatar; State and Counter-Revolution; Bibliography; Index

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      Publisher: Anthem Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2007
      ISBN13: 9781843317272, 978-1843317272
      ISBN10: 1843317273

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A fascinating read for scholars and general readers alike, 'Class and Religion in Ancient India' highlights the interdependence between the class structure and the Vedic and Brahmanical form of religion in ancient India. It seeks to demolish the myth that religiosity and spirituality were the distinctive characteristics of ancient Indian civilization. The author demonstrates that religion was a superstructure of class relations used primarily by the ruling class and the state to perpetuate a predatory class structure based on exploitation and oppression.

      Table of Contents
      Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Class Formation in Vedic Society; Social Origins of Advaita Philosophy; Political Sociology of Bhagavadgita; Class Dynamics, Time Cycles and Avatar; State and Counter-Revolution; Bibliography; Index

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