Spirit of Hindu Law

Informationen zum Autor Donald R. Davis, Jr. is Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Klappentext This introduction to Hindu law and jurisprudence questions the traditional perception of law, and reveals law's close linkage with religion. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction (dharmä¿stra); 1. Sources and theologies (pram¿na); 2. Hermeneutics and ethics (m¿m¿ms¿); 3. Debt and meaning (rna); 4. Persons and things (svatva); 5. Doubts and disputes (vyavah¿ra); 6. Rectitude and rehabilitation (danda); 7. Law and practice (¿c¿ra); Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Donald R. Davis, Donald R. Jr. Davis, Jr Davis, Donald R. Davis Jr, Donald R. Davis Jr.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.01.2010
• EAN: 9780521877046
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87704-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Systems of law, Hinduism