Though Brahmins claim the Vedas as their holy texts, the religion that we find in the Vedas themselves has little to do with contemporary Brahminism. In fact, the religion that we find in the oldest of the Vedas, the Rig Veda, which scholars classify as Early Vedism, is the very anti-thesis of Brahminism, what with its celebration of beef-eating, gambling, drinking and sexual orgies. The religion that has clear resemblance to contemporary Brahminism was largely consolidated in the post-Vedic age called the ‘Brahmana period’. In its earliest form, Brahminism was a ritualistic religion with the priestly caste of Brahmins wielding supreme power over the masses by claiming magical and supernatural powers for
Also to note is the fact that during the vedic period Indians had more women's in position of power and were more educated
But that didn't necessarily result in male disposition or lack of sex or birth rate collapse
Also to note is the fact that during the vedic period Indians had more women's in position of power and were more educated
But that didn't necessarily result in male disposition or lack of sex or birth rate collapse
