Donald R. Jr. Davis

The Spirit of Hindu Law

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This introduction to Hindu law and jurisprudence questions the traditional perception of law, and reveals law's close linkage with religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780521877046
• ISBN-10: 0521877040
• Artikelnr.: 28524219

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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.