TY - BOOK TI - Dynamics of the ritual gift system: some unexplored dimensions SN - 9788173019262 U1 - 203.8 PY - 2012/// CY - Delhi PB - Manohar publishers& distributors N1 - 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 ER -