Brahmanism
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Brahmanism or Brahminism may refer to:
- historical Vedic Brahmanism, in particular in opposition to Shramana traditions[1]
- current Brahminical Hinduism, the religion of the Hindu Brahmin caste[2]
- current ritualist Shrauta traditions
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- ^ S. Cromwell Crawford, review of L. M. Joshi, Brahmanism, Buddhism and Hinduism, Philosophy East and West (1972): "Alongside Brahmanism was the non-Aryan Shramanic culture with its roots going back to prehistoric times."
- ^ the OED defines the term as "The principles and practice of the Brahmins." the term is derived from the word Brāhmaṇa (anglicized as Brahmin), and was introduced in 1816 as Brahmenism by George S. Faber (OED).
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