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082	0	0	_a349.54 _bLUB/H
245	0	0	_aHinduism and law: an introduction/ _cedited by Timothy Lubin, Donald R. Davis Jr., Jayanth K. Krishnan.
260			_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_axv, 303 p. : _bmaps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Foreword; List of contributors; Chronology; Map; Introduction Timothy Lubin, Donald R. Davis, Jr and Jayanth Krishnan; Part I. Hindu Law: 1. An historical overview of Hindu law Donald R. Davis, Jr; 2. Dharmaśāstra: a textual history Patrick Olivelle; 3. Hindu legal practice in premodern India Axel Michaels; 4. The creation of Anglo-Hindu law Rosane Rocher; 5. Marriage and family in colonial Hindu law Rachel Sturman; 6. Hindu law as personal law Rina Verma Williams; Part II. Law in Ancient and Medieval Hindu Traditions: 7. Hindu jurisprudence and scriptural hermeneutics Lawrence McCrea; 8. Indic conceptions of authority Timothy Lubin; 9. Śūdra Dharma and legal treatments of caste Ananya Vajpeyi; 10. Law, literature, and the problem of politics in medieval India Whitney Cox; 11. Hindu law as performance: ritual and poetic elements in Dharmaśāstra Robert Yelle; Part III. Law and Modern Hinduism: 12. Temples, deities, and the law Richard Davis; 13. In the divine court of appeals: vows before the God of justice Aditya Malik; 14. Contemporary caste discrimination and affirmative action Laura Dudley Jenkins; 15. Law and Hindu nationalist movements Smita Narula; 16. Law and the Hindu Diaspora: a thumbnail survey Jayanth Krishnan; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography.
650		0	_aHindu law _xHistory
650		0	_aLaw _zIndia _xHistory.
650		0	_aHinduism.
700			_aLubin, Timothy
700			_aKrishnan, Jayanth
700			_aDavis, Donald R.
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