Hindu Divorce - A Legal Anthropology

This comparative study investigates the place of Hindu divorce in the Indian legal system and considers whether it offers a way out of a matrimonial crisis situation for women. Using the narratives of the social actors involved, it poses questions about the relationship between traditional jurisdictions located in rural areas and the larger legal culture of towns and cities in India, and also in the UK and USA.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Conceptualizing Hindu Divorce; Chapter 2 Insights; Chapter 3 Divorce Stories; Chapter 4 Custom and Law; Chapter 5 Gender Bias in Legal Debates; Chapter 6 Conclusion;

About the author

Dr Livia Holden is at the Griffith University, Australia

Product details

• Authors: Livia Holden, Holden Livia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2016
• EAN: 9781138255647
• ISBN: 978-1-138-25564-7
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; LAW / Family Law / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Family Law / Divorce & Separation, LAW / Family Law / Marriage, Family Law, comparative law, Family Law: Marriage & Divorce, Family law: marriage, separation and divorce