The spirit of Hindu law /

Law is too often perceived solely as state-based rules and institutions that provide a rational alternative to religious rites and ancestral customs. The Spirit of Hindu Law uses the Hindu legal tradition as a heuristic tool to question this view and reveal the close linkage between law and religion...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Davis, Donald R.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Zusammenfassung:
Law is too often perceived solely as state-based rules and institutions that provide a rational alternative to religious rites and ancestral customs. The Spirit of Hindu Law uses the Hindu legal tradition as a heuristic tool to question this view and reveal the close linkage between law and religion. Emphasizing the household, the family, and everyday relationships as additional social locations of law, it contends that law itself can be understood as a theology of ordinary life. An introduction to traditional Hindu law and jurisprudence, this book is structured around key legal concepts such as the sources of law and authority, the laws of persons and things, procedure, punishment and legal practice. It combines investigation of key themes from Sanskrit legal texts with discussion of Hindu theology and ethics, as well as thorough examination of broader comparative issues in law and religion.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 194 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Anmerkungen:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786612547027
9780511670190
0511670192
9780511739187
0511739184
9781107210820
1107210828
9781282547025
128254702X
9780511674327
0511674325
9780511675515
0511675518
9780511672262
0511672268
9780511670985
0511670982
9780511674754
0511674759
9780511673535
0511673531
Schlagworte:
Hindu law.
Jurisprudence > Religious aspects.
Hindu law > Philosophy.
Hinduism > Moral and ethical aspects.
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