In the Vedic culture, ritual sacrifice, or yajna, was a central feature of many facets of society. As the Aryans abandoned nomadicism for an agrarian lifestyle, the rituals were no longer an entirely mobile event. Increased food production led to an ...
Religion religion ritual sacrifice veda vedic gods literatureThe works of Max Weber (1946), Floyd Hunter (1953), C. Wright Mills (1956, 1958), and Robert A. Dahl (1956, 1961) provide a baseline for appreciating the community "power structure" literature. These authors helped develop the fundamental concepts of...
Environment environment power community literature politics urban developmentOne of the most viable frameworks within the urban regime literature has been Harvey Molotchs (1976) "growth machine" thesis. For Molotch, the central concern of local politics is commercial growth. The groups that dominate the local agenda within hi...
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