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The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Law - A New History of Dharmasastra (Hardcover)
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The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Law - A New History of Dharmasastra (Hardcover)
Series: The Oxford History Of Hinduism
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Through pointed studies of important aspects and topics of dharma
in Dharmasastra, this comprehensive collection shows that the
history of Hinduism cannot be written without the history of Hindu
law. Part One provides a concise overview of the literary genres in
which Dharmasastra was written with attention to chronology and
historical developments. This study divides the tradition into its
two major historical periods-the origins and formation of the
classical texts and the later genres of commentary and digest-in
order to provide a thorough, but manageable overview of the textual
bases of the tradition. Part Two presents descriptive and
historical studies of all the major substantive topics of
Dharmasastra. Each chapter offers readers with salest knowledge of
the debates, transformations, and fluctcating importance of each
topic. Indirectly, readers will also gain insight into the ethos or
worldview of religious law in Hinduism, enabling them to get a feel
for how dharma authors thought and why. Part Three contains brief
studies of the impact and reception of Dharmasastra in other South
Asian cultural and textual traditions. Finally, Part Four draws
inspiration from "critical terms" in contemporary legal and
religious studies to analyze Dharmasastra texts. Contributors offer
interpretive views of Dharmasastra that start from hermeneutic and
social concerns today.
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