Filing religion : state, hinduism, and courts of law / edited by Daniela Berti, Gilles Tarabout, Raphaël Voix.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berti, Daniela, editor.

Tarabout, Gilles, editor.

Voix, Raphaël, 1977- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and law--India.

Religion and law.

Hinduism and state--India.

Hinduism and state.

Religious law and legislation.

India.

Religious law and legislation--India.

Civil rights (Hindu law).

Physical Description:

xlvi, 358 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Contents:

Introduction / Daniela Berti, Gilles Tarabout, and Raphaël Voix

Birth vs merit : Kerala's temple priests and the courts / Gilles Tarabout

National gods at court : secularism and the judiciary in Nepal / Chiara Letizia

Plaintiff deities : ritual honours as fundamental rights in India / Daniela Berti

Celibate gods and "essential practices" jurisprudence at Sabrimala, 1991-2011 / Deepa Das Acevedo

Slaves and sons : the court dynamics of a religious dispute in South India / Ute Hüsken

The legal making of a "Hindu sect" : understanding the Tandava case in its context / Raphaël Vox

British justice and the lustful mahant / France Bhattacharya

"This land is mine" : mahants, civil law, and political articulations of Hinduism in twentieth century North India / Malavika Kasturi

Claiming religious rights from a secular power : judgment regarding the rules of succession to the position of shebait in a North Indian temple / Catherine Clémentin-Ojha

Recent changes in case law concerning Hindu marriage / Jean-Louis Halpérin

Unfair advantage? : polygyny and adultery in Indian personal law / Srimati Basu.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199463794

0199463794

OCLC:

942841252