The Goddess, the Tribal Kings and Brahmanism: The Religious Transformations and Social Dynamics of Pragjyotisha (in Bengali) (original) (raw)
Title: দেবী, আদিবাসী-রাজা ও ব্রাহ্মণ্যবাদঃ প্রাগজ্যোতিষের ধার্মিক রূপান্তর ও সামাজিক অন্তর্দন্ধ (The Goddess, the Tribal Kings and Brahmanism: The Religious Transformations and Social Dynamics of Pragjyotisha) Abstract: The paper deals with the religious transformations of Kamrup (India) between the 5th and 16th century vis-à-vis the Brahminical dominance in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India. It explores the trajectory of the transformations of the Kamakhya, the local cult/deity of ancient and medieval Assam into a Brahminical goddess. The paper also argues how the interpretations of Puranas and Tantras, were able to legitimize and include the pre-Hinduised practices of Kamrup into larger Brahminical fold and concludes by arguing that the many phases of religious transformations of Assam were a part of the larger political project of Kamrup/Pragjyotisha, where the tribal kings played an important role in seeking their political legitimacy in a multi-ethnic land at the borders of Brahminical and non-Brahminical practices.
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