Academic 2018 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 576 p. Oxford History of Hinduism.

ISBN10: 0198702604, ISBN13: 9780198702603, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. Through pointed studies of important aspects and topics of dharma in Dharma's=astra, this comprehensive collection shows that the history of Hinduism cannot be written without the history of Hindu law. Part One provides a concise overview of the literary genres in which Dharmasastra was written with attention to chronology and historical developments. This study divides the tradition into its two major historical periods--the origins and formation of theclassical texts and the later genres of commentary and digest--in order to provide a thorough, but manageable overview of the textual bases of the tradition. Part Two presents descriptive and historical studies ofall the major substantive topics of Dharmasastra. Each chapter offers readers with salest knowledge of the debates, transformations, and fluctcating importance of each topic. Indirectly, readers will also gain insight into the ethos or worldview of religious law in Hinduism, enabling them to get a feel for how dharma authors thought and why. Part Three contains brief studies of the impact and reception of Dharmasastra in other South Asian cultural and textual traditions. Finally,Part Four draws inspiration from "critical terms" in contemporary legal and religious studies to analyze Dharmasastra texts. Contributors offer interpretive views of Dharmasastra that start from hermeneutic andsoc ...
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ISBN10: 0198702604, ISBN13: 9780198702603, [publisher: Oxford Univ Pr] Hardcover 576 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2018]