• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Hindu law : beyond tradition and modernity
  • Contributor: Menski, Werner [Author]
  • Published: New Delhi ;; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012
  • Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 648 p.)
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195699210.001.0001
  • ISBN: 9780199080298
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  • Keywords: Hindus Legal status, laws, etc India ; Civil law India ; Hindu law History
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  • Footnote: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
  • Description: 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.