Table of Contents:
- Caste, Clan, and community: Jati and Kula Historical transformation of the Hindu community Myths, Cycles, and Stages Kings Vina and Prthu: The mixing of the Vernas and the generation of the Bengali jatis King Adisura: the coming of the Kulina Brahmans and Kayastha into territorial jatis and ranked worship jatis Muslim conquest: middle period reorganization Worship and the transmutation of ranks Feedings the god improves embodied rank worship of the Brahman and the caste rank Worship of the Kulina and clan rank Kulina worship Srotriyas and Maulikas worship Kulinas