Hinduism and Law: An Introduction

by Edited by Timothy Lubin , Donald R. Davis Jr , Jayanth K. Krishnan

• ISBN13: 9780521716260
• ISBN10: 0521716268
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-30
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

From early Sanskrit rulebooks to the modern codification of 'Hindu law', the authors examine interactions between Hinduism and law.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. x
Chronology	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiv
Map	p. xvi
Introduction	p. 1
Hindu Law	p. 15
A historical overview of Hindu law	p. 17
Dharmasastra: a textual history	p. 28
The practice of classical Hindu law	p. 58
The creation of Anglo-Hindu law	p. 78
Marriage and family in colonial Hindu law	p. 89
Hindu law as personal law: state and identity in the Hindu Code Bills debates, 1952-1956	p. 105
Law in Ancient and Medieval Hindu Traditions	p. 121
Hindu jurisprudence and scriptural hermeneutics	p. 123
Indic conceptions of authority	p. 137
Sudradharma and legal treatments of caste	p. 154
Law, literature, and the problem of politics in medieval India	p. 167
Hindu law as performance: ritual and poetic elements in Dharmasastra	p. 183
Law and Modern Hinduism	p. 193
Temples, deities, and the law	p. 195
In the divine court of appeals: vows before the god of justice	p. 207
Contemporary caste discrimination and affirmative action	p. 215
Law and Hindu nationalist movements	p. 234
Legally and politically layered identities: a thumbnail survey of selected Hindu migration patterns from South Asia	p. 252
Glossary	p. 266
Bibliography	p. 271
Index	p. 298
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