UID:
almahu_9947414611302882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 303 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511781674 (ebook)
Content:
Covering the earliest Sanskrit rulebooks through to the codification of 'Hindu law' in modern times, this interdisciplinary volume examines the interactions between Hinduism and the law. The authors present the major transformations to India's legal system in both the colonial and post colonial periods and their relation to recent changes in Hinduism. Thematic studies show how law and Hinduism relate and interact in areas such as ritual, logic, politics, and literature, offering a broad coverage of South Asia's contributions to religion and law at the intersection of society, politics and culture. In doing so, the authors build on previous treatments of Hindu law as a purely text-based tradition, and in the process, provide a fascinating account of an often neglected social and political history.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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A historical overview of Hindu law /
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Dharmaśāstra : a textual history /
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The practice of classical Hindu law /
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The creation of Anglo-Hindu law /
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Marriage and family in colonial Hindu law /
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Hindu law as personal law : state and identity in the Hindu Code Bills debates, 1952-1956 /
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Hindu jurisprudence and scriptural hermeneutics /
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Indic conceptions of authority /
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Śūdradharma and legal treatments of caste /
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Law, literature, and the problem of politics in medieval India /
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Hindu law as performance : ritual and poetic elements in Dharmaśāstra /
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Temples, deities, and the law /
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In the divine court of appeals : vows before the god of justice /
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Contemporary caste discrimination and affirmative action /
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Law and Hindu nationalist movements /
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Legally and politically layered identities : a thumbnail survey of selected Hindu migration patterns from South Asia /
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521887861
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511781674
