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Hinduism and law : An introduction

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010Description: 303p xviISBN:
  • 9780521887861
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.580000 LUB
Contents:
Table of contents 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. Dharmasastra: 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. Sudra 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 Dharmasastra 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. Legally and politically layered identities: a thumbnail survey of selected Hindu migration patterns from South Asia Jayanth Krishnan; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography.
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Table of contents
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. Dharmasastra: 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. Sudra 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 Dharmasastra 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. Legally and politically layered identities: a thumbnail survey of selected Hindu migration patterns from South Asia Jayanth Krishnan;
Appendices;
Glossary;
Bibliography.