RT Book
T1 How the Brahmins won: from Alexander to the Guptas
T2 Handbook of Oriental studies Section 2, South Asia ; volume 30
JF Handbook of Oriental studies
A1 Bronkhorst, Johannes 1946-
LA English
PP Leiden Boston
PB Brill
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1538060582
AB "This is the first study to systematically confront the question how Brahmanism, which was geographically limited and under threat during the final centuries BCE, transformed itself and spread all over South and Southeast Asia. Brahmanism spread over this vast area without the support of an empire, without the help of conquering armies, and without the intermediary of religious missionaries. This phenomenon has no parallel in world history, yet shaped a major portion of the surface of the earth for a number of centuries. This book focuses on the formative period of this phenomenon, roughly between Alexander and the Guptas"--Provided by publisher
AB Catastrophe -- Brahmanism -- External influence -- Conclusions: How did the Brahmins win? -- Appendices
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN DS432.B73
SN 9789004315198
K1 Brahmans : History : To 1500
K1 Brahmanism : History : To 1500
K1 Social Change : History : To 1500 : India
K1 Social Change : History : To 1500 : South Asia
K1 Social Change : History : To 1500 : Southeast Asia
K1 India : History : 324 B.C.-1000 A.D
K1 India : Religious life and customs
K1 South Asia : History
K1 Southeast Asia : History