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Hindu Law: Beyond Tradition and Modernity
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Menski, Werner, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hindus--Legal status, laws, etc--India.
- Hindus.
- Civil law--India.
- Civil law.
- Hindu law--History.
- Hindu law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 648 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book analyses the development of Hindu law from the ancient period to its emergence as a postmodern phenomenon in the 21st century. The author uses comparative social theory literature to establish that Hindu law must be viewed both as an ancient, evolving conceptual entity and a living legal system.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-908803-9
- 0-19-908029-1
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