Book Description
"Critical articles on Dharmasastra of Manu, Lawgiver"-OCLC
Author : Brajakishore Swain
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 28,11 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Dharma
ISBN :
"Critical articles on Dharmasastra of Manu, Lawgiver"-OCLC
Author : Derrett
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 2022-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9004491600
Author : Sures Chandra Banerji
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 37,23 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : 8170173701
The book is the first attempt to present within a sho~ compass, a systematic account of Dharma¬~astra comprising both original Smçti works and digests written in different regions of India. It de¬scribes the contents of the above works under the principal heads. viz. Acära (conduct and custom), PRAYASSCITTA (expiation). Vyavahara (secular law) and Rãjadhaflhla (politiCS and statecraft). The chapter Ofl Ethics deals with the eternal values of life, which will help the reconstruction of the present Indian societY passing through a crisis of values. In the chapter on Society, reflected in Dharmasastra, the reader will have an idea of ancient Indians about untouchabjlltY dalits slave~ women Sati daha euthanasia elements of socialism, etc. The book is a must for all those who are interested in Indian sociology.
Author : Swami Parmeshwaranand
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,15 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788176253659
(Sarup)
Author : Viśvanātha Kavirāja
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Poetics
ISBN :
Author : Manu (Lawgiver)
Publisher :
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 46,54 MB
Release : 1906
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Ludo Rocher
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 10,13 MB
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1783083158
The main sources for an understanding of classical Hindu law are the Sanskrit treatises on religious and legal duties, known as the Dharmaśāstras. In this collection of his major studies in the field, Ludo Rocher presents essays on a wide range of topics, from general themes such as the nature of Hindu law to technical matters including word studies and text criticism. Rocher’s deep engagement with the language and worldview of the authors in the Dharmaśāstra tradition yields distinctive and corrective contributions to the field. This collection serves as an invaluable introduction to a leading authority in the field of Indology.
Author : Patrick Olivelle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0198702604
"The foundation of Hindu law is the voluminous textual tradition called Dharmaśāstra, the expert tradition on dharma. This book seeks to delineate the historical development of Dharmaśāstra, even though the tradition presented dharma as timeless and ahistorical. The volume establishes the importance of law for the history and study of Hinduism by providing interpretive descriptions of all the major topics of Hindu dharma according to this tradition. First, two broad introductions to the historical development of the textual sources of Hindu law suggest new ways to understand both the original texts (smṛti) and the later commentaries and digests. Next, groundbreaking research into the origin of the householder (gṛhastha), who is at the center of the Dharmaśāstric enterprise, provides new insights into both the origin of this genre and many of its topics, such as the āśrama system and married household life. The book devotes its central chapters to each of the major topics of Dharmaśāstra: epistemology of dharma, caste and social class, orders of life, rites of passage, Vedic student and graduate, marriage, children, inheritance, women, daily duties, food, gifting, funeral and ancestral offerings, impurity and purification, ascetic modes of life, dharma during emergencies, king, punishment, legal procedure, titles of law, penances, vows, pilgrimage, images, and temples. The final chapters then explore both the reception of Dharmaśāstra in other religious traditions, both Hindu and Buddhist, and the relevance of Dharmaśāstra to studies of critical concepts in religious studies—the body, emotions, material culture, subjectivity, animal studies, and vernacular culture."--
Author : Patrick Olivelle
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0231542151
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 depend on time and place? And what apparatus did communities develop to ensure justice was done, verdicts were fair, and the guilty were punished? Addressing these questions and more, A Dharma Reader traces the definition, epistemology, procedure, and process of Indian law from the third century B.C.E. to the middle ages. Its breadth captures the centuries-long struggle by Indian thinkers to theorize law in a multiethnic and pluralist society. The volume includes new and accessible translations of key texts, notes that explain the significance and chronology of selections, and a comprehensive introduction that summarizes the development of various disciplines in intellectual-historical terms. It reconstructs the principal disputes of a given discipline, which not only clarifies the arguments but also relays the dynamism of the fight. For those seeking a richer understanding of the political and intellectual origins of a major twenty-first-century power, along with unique insight into the legal interactions among its many groups, this book offers exceptional detail, historical precision, and expository illumination.
Author : Shashi Shekhar Sharma
Publisher : books catalog
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 26,70 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
This book makes a very significant contribution to the study of the Dharmasastras. The texts belonging to the Dharmasastric tradition - both sutra and smrti - have been studied and evaluated with deep sensitivity and critical acumen. The historical context in which the Sutras and Smrti works were compiled, and the role these works played in the socio-cultural life of the Hindus have been highlighted with great clarity.