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020 _a9781107623989
040 _cIIT Kanpur
041 _aeng
082 _a294
_bB797e
100 _aBrough, John
245 _aThe early brahmanical system of gotra and pravara
_ba translation of the gotra-pravara-manjari of Purusottama-Pandita
_cJohn Brough
260 _bCambridge University Press
_c1953
_aCambridge
300 _axvii, 227p
520 _aDescriptionContentsResourcesCoursesAbout the Authors Originally published in 1953, this book investigates the most important problems connected with the clan system of the Vedic Brahmans, and also presents the textual evidence for the details of that system at the end of the Vedic period. The volume is composed of an English translation of the Gotra-Pravara-Manjari of Purusottama-Pandita, together with an extensive introduction and critical notes. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Brahmanical system and perspectives on Indian religion and society.
650 _aBrahmanism
650 _aEndogamy and exogamy
942 _cBK
999 _c565876
_d565876