Hinduism and Law: An Introduction

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Summary

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

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Foreword
List of contributors
Chronology
Map
Introduction
Hindu Law
An historical overview of Hindu law
DharmaÅ Äüstra: a textual history
Hindu legal practice in premodern
The creation of Anglo-Hindu law
Marriage and family in colonial Hindu law
Hindu law as personal law
Law in Ancient and Medieval Hindu Traditions
Hindu jurisprudence and scriptural hermeneutics
Indic conceptions of authority
ÅÜÅ½dra Dharma and legal treatments of caste
Law, literature, and the problem of politics in medieval India
Hindu law as performance: ritual and poetic elements in DharmaÅ Äüstra
Law and Modern Hinduism
Temples, deities, and the law
In the divine court of appeals: vows before the God of justice
Contemporary caste discrimination and affirmative action Laura
Law and Hindu nationalist movements
Legally and politically layered identities: a thumbnail survey of selected Hindu migration patterns from South Asia
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
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