Theme III
The Brahmin
The missionary construction of the Brahmin as the inventor and enforcer of the caste order, and Brahminism as a system of oppression.
Sub-Themes · 5
Brahmins as the Top of Hierarchical Order
The missionary portrayal of Brahmins as sitting atop a rigid hierarchical system, exercising dominance over all other castes.
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Brahmins as Inventors of Caste Order
The claim that Brahmins deliberately created the caste system as a tool to maintain their supremacy.
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Brahmin as Social Oppression
The Brahmin who enforces caste, prevents inter-dining, maintains social hierarchy through religious sanction.
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Brahmin as Intellectual Antagonist
The Brahmin who debates the missionary, knows Sanskrit, refuses to be convinced — the primary intellectual adversary.
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Brahminism as a System
The invention of "Brahminism" as a distinct system of religious and social control, separate from Hinduism at large.
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