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Medieval Hindu law : historical evolution and enlightened rebellion
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mathur, Ashutosh Dayal, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hindu law--History--To 1500.
- Hindu law.
- India--Social life and customs.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxii, 251 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-908157-3
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