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Title Ending the Śaiva Age: The Rise of the Brāhmaṇa Legalist and the Universalization of Hindu Dharma
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Author Schwartz, B Jason
Publication Date 2023
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Ending the Śaiva Age: The Rise of the Brāhmaṇa Legalist and the Universalization of Hindu Dharma

A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies

by B. Jason Schwartz

Committee in charge:

Professor David Gordon White, Chair Professor Barbara Holdrege Professor Vesna Wallace

June 2023

The dissertation of B. Jason Schwartz is approved.


Barbara Holdrege


Vesna Wallace


David Gordon White, Committee Chair June 2023

Ending the Śaiva Age: The Rise of the Brāhmaṇa Legalist and the Universalization of Hindu Dharma

Copyright © 2023 By B. Jason Schwartz

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