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The main sources for an understanding of classical Hindu law are
the Sanskrit treatises on religious and legal duties, known as the
Dharma stras. In this collection of his major studies in the field,
Ludo Rocher presents analytical and interpretive essays on a wide
range of topics, from general themes such as the nature of Hindu
law and Anglo-Hindu law to technical matters including word studies
and text criticism. Rocher's deep engagement with the language and
worldview of the authors in the Dharma stra tradition yields
distinctive and corrective contributions to the field, which are
informed by knowledge both of the Indian grammatical tradition and
of Roman and civil law. Davis's introduction presents an
interpretative account of Rocher's many contributions to the field,
organized around the themes that recur in his work, and examines
his key advances, both methodological and substantive. Comparisons
and contrasts between Rocher's ideas and those of his Indological
colleagues serve to place him in the context of a scholarly
tradition, while Rocher's fundamental view that the Dharma stra is
first and foremost a scholarly and scholastic tradition, rather
than a practical legal one, is also explored. This invaluable
collection serves both as summary review of the ideas of Rocher, a
leading authority in the field, and as a critical evaluation of the
impact of these ideas on the present study of law and Indology.
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