Hinduism and law an introduction
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 pos...
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2010
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Inhaltsangabe:
- A historical overview of Hindu law Donald R. Davis, Jr Dharmaśāstra : a textual history Patrick Olivelle The practice of classical Hindu law Axel Michaels The creation of Anglo-Hindu law Rosane Rocher Marriage and family in colonial Hindu law Rachel Sturman Hindu law as personal law : state and identity in the Hindu Code Bills debates, 1952-1956 Rina Verma Williams Hindu jurisprudence and scriptural hermeneutics Lawrence McCrea Indic conceptions of authority Timothy Lubin Śūdradharma and legal treatments of caste Ananya Vajpeyi Law, literature, and the problem of politics in medieval India Whitney M. Cox Hindu law as performance : ritual and poetic elements in Dharmaśāstra Robert A. Yelle Temples, deities, and the law Richard H. Davis In the divine court of appeals : vows before the god of justice Aditya Malik Contemporary caste discrimination and affirmative action Laura Dudley Jenkins Law and Hindu nationalist movements Smita Narula Legally and politically layered identities : a thumbnail survey of selected Hindu migration patterns from South Asia Jayanth K. Krishnan