Tag: Anti-Brahminism

  • Origins of Anti-Brahminism

    Origins of Anti-Brahminism

    The true prophets of the anti-Brahmin message were no doubt the Christian missionaries. In the sixteenth century, Francis Xavier wrote that Hindus were under the spell of the Brahmanas, who were in league with evil spirits, and that the elimination of Brahminism was the first priority in the large operation of bringing Salvation to the…