A Dharma Reader : : Classical Indian Law /

A Dharma Reader : : Classical Indian Law / / Patrick Olivelle.

Whether defined by family, lineage, caste, professional or religious association, village, or region, India's diverse groups did settle on a concept of law in classical times. How did they reach this consensus? Was it based on religious grounds or a transcendent source of knowledge? Did it depe...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
VerfasserIn:
Olivelle, Patrick,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 p.)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Nature and Epistemology of Law
  • 1. Early Thinkers
  • 2. Later Aphoristic Texts on Dharma
  • 3. Perspectives from Political Science: Kautilya (first-Second Century C.E.)
  • 4. Innovations of Manu (Mid-Second Century C.E.)
  • 5. Developments After Manu
  • 6. The School of Vedic Exegesis
  • 7. Early Commentators
  • 8. Medieval Commentators and Systematizers
  • Part II: Courts of Law and Legal Procedure
  • 9. The Beginnings
  • 10. The Early Theorists
  • 11. The Mature Phase
  • 12. Early Commentators
  • 13. Medieval Commentators and Systematizers
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Similar Items