Hinduism and law : an introduction / edited by Timothy Lubin, Donald R. Davis Jr., Jayanth K. Krishnan.
2010
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Title
Hinduism and law : an introduction / edited by Timothy Lubin, Donald R. Davis Jr., Jayanth K. Krishnan.
Published
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Call Number
KNS469.5 .H56 2010
Former Call Number
Ind 190 H582 2010
ISBN
9780521887861 (hardback)
0521887860 (hardback)
9780521716260 (pbk.)
0521716268 (pbk.)
0521887860 (hardback)
9780521716260 (pbk.)
0521716268 (pbk.)
Description
xv, 303 pages : map ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)607574463
Summary
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of contributors
vii
Acknowledgements
x
Chronology
xi
Abbreviations
xiv
Map
xvi
Introduction
1
Part I Hindu Law / Timothy Lubin Donald R. David Jr Jayanth K. Krishnan
15
1.
A historical overview of Hindu law / Jayanth K. Krishnan Donald R. David Jr Timothy Lubin
17
2.
Dharmasastra: a textual history / Donald R. Davis Jr
28
3.
The practice of classical Hindu law / Patrick Olivelle
58
4.
The creation of Anglo-Hindu law / Axel Michaels
78
5.
Marriage and family in colonial Hindu law / Rosane Rocher
89
6.
Hindu law as personal law: state and identity in the Hindu Code Bills debates, 1952-1956 / Rachel Sturman
105
Part II Law In Ancient And Medieval Hindu Traditions / Rina Verma Williams
121
7.
Hindu jurisprudence and scriptural hermeneutics / Rina Verma Williams
123
8.
Indic conceptions of authority / Lawrence McCrea
137
9.
Sudradharma and legal treatments of caste / Timothy Lubin
154
10.
In Law, literature, and the problem of politics in medieval India / Ananya Vajpeyi
167
11.
Hindu law as performance: ritual and poetic elements in Dharmasastra / Whitney M. Cox
183
Part III Law And Modern Hinduism / Robert A. Yelle
193
12.
Temples, deities, and the law / Robert A. Yelle
195
13.
In the divine court of appeals: vows before the god of justice / Richard H. Davis
207
14.
Contemporary caste discrimination and affirmative action / Aditya Malik
215
15.
Law and Hindu nationalist movements / Laura Dudley Jenkins
234
16.
Legally and politically layered identities: a thumbnail survey of selected Hindu migration patterns from South Asia / Smita Narula
252
Glossary / Jayanth K. Krishnan
266
Bibliography / Jayanth K. Krishnan
271
Index / Jayanth K. Krishnan
298