Equity and Trusts in Sanskrit Jurisprudence

This monograph outlines the core principles of equity and trusts in Sanskrit jurisprudence (Dharmä¿stra) and traces their application in the practical legal administration of religious endowments throughout Indian history, rendering the abstruse law of Hindu religious endowments accessible.

List of contents

• List of Maps, Figures and Tables


• Table of Cases


• Glossaries


• Acknowledgements


• Introduction


• 1: The Sanskrit Jurisprudence of Equity and Trusts


• 2: Equity and Trusts in Classical Indian Legal History


• 3: Hindu Temple Trusts in Islamic India


• 4: Equity and Trusts in Anglo-Hindu Jurisprudence


• 5: The Supreme Court of India and Hindu Religious Endowments


• 6: Conclusion: Hindu Deities in the 21st Century Global Order


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Christopher T. Fleming studied Sanskrit at Balliol College, Oxford (DPhil, 2018) and taught at the University of Southern California before returning to Oxford University as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and as the Bowra Junior Research Fellow at Wadham College. His publications include a monograph, Ownership and Inheritance in Sanskrit Jurisprudence (OUP, 2020) and a co-edited volume, Science and Society in the Sanskrit World (Brill, 2023). Currently, Fleming is a student at the Faculty of Law and an associate member of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher T. Fleming, Christopher T. (University of Oxford) Fleming
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.03.2025
• EAN: 9780197267875
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726787-5
• No. of pages: 526
• Series: British Academy Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; HISTORY / Asia / General, LAW / Legal History, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, LAW / Estates & Trusts, Hinduism, Legal History, Asian History, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Equity & Trusts, Law: equity and trusts, foundations