Medieval Hindu law [electronic resource] : historical evolution and enlightened rebellion / Ashutosh Dayal Mathur.

By:

Mathur, Ashutosh Dayal

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 251 p.)ISBN:

9780199081578 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

340.5254 23

LOC classification:

KNS122 .M38 2007

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: Based on a detailed study of 7 leading Sanskrit texts written during that period as well as significant commentaries on the smrtis and dharma sutras, the book focuses on the changes which took place at the time, and their subsequent reflection in the texts. It explores how and why Hindu law emerged from the shadows of dharma and established itself independently as vyavahara.

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Based on a detailed study of 7 leading Sanskrit texts written during that period as well as significant commentaries on the smrtis and dharma sutras, the book focuses on the changes which took place at the time, and their subsequent reflection in the texts. It explores how and why Hindu law emerged from the shadows of dharma and established itself independently as vyavahara.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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