A01=Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya
Author_Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya
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Product details
- ISBN 9781843317272
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007
- Publisher: Anthem Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
