The Spirit of Hindu Law

The Spirit of Hindu Law
Author: Donald Richard Davis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2010-01-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0521877040

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This introduction to Hindu law and jurisprudence questions the traditional perception of law, and reveals law's close linkage with 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.


The Spirit of Hindu Law
Language: en
Pages: 207
Authors: Donald Richard Davis
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-21 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This introduction to Hindu law and jurisprudence questions the traditional perception of law, and reveals law's close linkage with religion. Emphasizing the hou
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Categories: Religion
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"The foundation of Hindu law is the voluminous textual tradition called Dharmaśāstra, the expert tradition on dharma. This book seeks to delineate the histori
The Spirit of Hindu Law
Language: en
Pages: 207
Authors: Donald R. Davis, Jr
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-21 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Pages: 321
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Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-10-21 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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