The Spirit of Hindu Law

The Spirit of Hindu Law
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9780521877046
ISBN-13 : 0521877040
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Book Synopsis The Spirit of Hindu Law by : Donald Richard Davis

Download or read book The Spirit of Hindu Law written by Donald Richard Davis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to Hindu law and jurisprudence questions the traditional perception of law, and reveals law's close linkage with religion. Emphasizing the household, the family, and everyday relationships as additional social locations of law, it contends that law itself can be understood as a theology of ordinary life.


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