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- Title
Kali Age Crisis as Jaina‐Brahmana conflict: A contribution to Indian Feudalism debate.
- Authors
Rao, Nagendra
- Abstract
This paper reviews and reinterprets the representation of the Kali Age Crisis as the reflection of feudalism, thus analyzing the feudalism debate. It substantiates the argument that the Kali Age Crisis did not represent feudalism. The apprehension of Brahmanas regarding the Kali Age did not emerge from political decentralization. It was the result of the competition from Jainism, particularly in south India. The Brahmanas were wary of the Jainas consuming a major share of the state patronage, thereby depriving the Brahmanas of the material resources, which they aimed to monopolize.
- Subjects
FEUDALISM; JAINISM &; other religions; HINDUISM &; other religions; RITES &; ceremonies; JAINISM; HINDUISM; INDIC religions; HISTORY of India, 1000-1526; HISTORY of India, 324 B.C.-1000 A.D.
- Publication
History Compass, 2021, Vol 19, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
1478-0542
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/hic3.12664