Hinduism and law: an introduction/ edited by Timothy Lubin, Donald R. Davis Jr., Jayanth K. Krishnan.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010Description: xv, 303 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780521887861 (hardback)Subject(s): Hindu law -- History | Law -- India -- History | HinduismDDC classification: 349.54Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Foreword; List of contributors; Chronology; Map; Introduction Timothy Lubin, Donald R. Davis, Jr and Jayanth Krishnan; Part I. Hindu Law: 1. An historical overview of Hindu law Donald R. Davis, Jr; 2. Dharmaśāstra: a textual history Patrick Olivelle; 3. Hindu legal practice in premodern India Axel Michaels; 4. The creation of Anglo-Hindu law Rosane Rocher; 5. Marriage and family in colonial Hindu law Rachel Sturman; 6. Hindu law as personal law Rina Verma Williams; Part II. Law in Ancient and Medieval Hindu Traditions: 7. Hindu jurisprudence and scriptural hermeneutics Lawrence McCrea; 8. Indic conceptions of authority Timothy Lubin; 9. Śūdra Dharma and legal treatments of caste Ananya Vajpeyi; 10. Law, literature, and the problem of politics in medieval India Whitney Cox; 11. Hindu law as performance: ritual and poetic elements in Dharmaśāstra Robert Yelle; Part III. Law and Modern Hinduism: 12. Temples, deities, and the law Richard Davis; 13. In the divine court of appeals: vows before the God of justice Aditya Malik; 14. Contemporary caste discrimination and affirmative action Laura Dudley Jenkins; 15. Law and Hindu nationalist movements Smita Narula; 16. Law and the Hindu Diaspora: a thumbnail survey Jayanth Krishnan; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography.
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