000			01943 a2200181 4500
999			_c26168 _d26168
020			_a9780198826408
082			_a294.594 _bOXF-
245			_aOxford History of Hinduism _b: Hindu law a new history of Dharmaśāstra
250			_aSouth Asia Edition
260			_bOxford University Press _c2018 _aNew Delhi
300			_axix,551p
504			_aInclude Bibliography and Index
520			_aThe books tell about pointed studies of important aspects and topics of dharma in Dharmaśāstra, 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 the classical 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 of all the major substantive topics of Dharmasastra. Each chapter offers readers with salest knowledge of the debates, transformations, and fluctuating 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 and social concerns today.
650			_aHistory--Religions _vDharma _vHinduism _vLaw
700			_aOlivelle, Patrick
700			_aDavis, Donald R.
942			_2ddc _cBK