Jīmūtavāhana's dāyabhāga : the Hindu law of inheritance in Bengal / edited and translated with an introduction and notes by Ludo Rocher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jīmūtavāhana, active 12th century.

Contributor:

Rocher, Ludo.

Series:

South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)

South Asia research

Standardized Title:

Dharmaratna. Dāyabhāga. English

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Inheritance and succession (Hindu law).

Partition of decedents' estates (Hindu law).

Physical Description:

xii, 426 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

Translated from the Sanskrit.

Summary:

This is a translation of a 12th-century Sanskrit legal text, with the original text. The Dayabhaga was one of the most important texts in the history of Indian law. The text, fairly late and inspiring little attention, is important because the British elevated it to such prominence in their new colony in the early 19th century. It was known as the authority on inheritance and significant aspects of family law for the eastern Indian region. The case law and scholarship that surround this text have shaped Indian personal law right up to the present day.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-409) and index.

ISBN:

0195138171

OCLC:

45829677