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The Spirit of Hindu Law - Jr Davis  Donald R.  Jr

The Spirit of Hindu Law

Buch | Hardcover
208 Seiten
2010
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-87704-6 (ISBN)
CHF 94,25 inkl. MwSt
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.
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.

Donald R. Davis, Jr. is Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction (dharmaśāstra); 1. Sources and theologies (pramāna); 2. Hermeneutics and ethics (mīmāmsā); 3. Debt and meaning (rna); 4. Persons and things (svatva); 5. Doubts and disputes (vyavahāra); 6. Rectitude and rehabilitation (danda); 7. Law and practice (ācāra); Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 470 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Hinduismus
Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10 0-521-87704-0 / 0521877040
ISBN-13 978-0-521-87704-6 / 9780521877046
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