Brahman Settlements in kerala

Brahman Settlements in kerala ‌– Kesavan Veluthat

Based largely on epigraphical material but also using literature in Tamil, Sanskrit and Manipravāļam, this pioneering study of the rise and growth of the brahmaņical establishment in Kerala traces the way in which the brahmaņical groups established themselves as the single most powerful section in society. It has many firsts to its credit: it identifies Cellūr or Peruñcellür as an early brāhmaņa settlement; it locates all the 32 Nampūtiri grāmas of tradition with the help of inscriptions and literature; it makes a detailed study of how the gramas functioned, grew in space and range of economic, social and political activities and underwent the transformation in the medieval period.

In this second edition are added two more essays on the congealing of new castes around the temples and the rise and growth of landlordism – each one of them making definitive statements on the problems. A newly (re)discovered copper plate is edited and translated with in a new Appendix.

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