Mīmāṃsā, a Sanskrit word meaning "investigation" (compare Greek ἱστορία), is the name of an astika ("orthodox") school of Hindu philosophy whose primary enquiry is into the nature of dharma based on close hermeneutics of the Vedas. Its...

Anti-Brahmanism summary and related information.

current ritualist Shrauta traditions

Astika summary and related information.

Vedic priesthood

Kalpa (ritual)

historical Vedic Brahmanism, in particular in opposition to Shramana traditions^[1]

current Brahminical Hinduism, the religion of the Hindu Brahmin caste^[2]