Dynamics of the ritual gift system/ some unexplored dimensions
Nath,Vijay
- 1st.ed.
- Delhi: Manohar publishers& distributors, 2012.
- 258
1. Situating Dana in Brahmanical Ritualism 2. Ideological Dimensions of Dana 3. Ritual Symbolism and Status-conferring Role of Dana 4. Women Donors in Ancient India 5. Brahmana Recipients of Dana: Changing Parameters 6. Kanydddna: Element of Exchange and Gift in Marriage: Genesis and Dimensions 7. Mahdddna: Dynamics of Gift-Economy 8. Almsgiving: How Far is it a Distension of Ddna 9. Peasantry and the Dynamics of the Ritual Gift System 10. A New Form of Gift System as a Factor in Urbanization