1960/02/01 by Burton Stein · 6 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Indian and Buddhist Studies #Historical and Architectural Studies #Indian History and Philosophy
paper · doi:10.2307/2943547
openalex publication_date 1960/02/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/18
The economic importance of Hindu temples in medieval South India has been commented upon by most students of South Indian history. Without exception, the temple is seen to have had a central place in the dominantly agrarian economy of South India prior to the extension of British control in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. However, beyond recognition of the significant economic functions of medieval South Indian temples, little attention has been given to the matter.