TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lubin, Timothy
AU  - Krishnan, Jayanth
AU  - Davis, Donald R.
TI  - Hinduism and law: an introduction
SN  - 9780521887861 (hardback)
U1  - 349.54  
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Hindu law
KW  - History
KW  - Law
KW  - India
KW  - Hinduism
N1  - 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
ER  -