The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Law: A New History of Dharmasastra 1st Edition

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• ISBN 10: 0191007099
• ISBN 13: 9780191007095
• Author: OLIVELLE & R. DAVIS

Through 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 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 and social concerns today.

Table of contents:

1. Part I: History
2. 1. Social and Literary History of Dharmaśāstra: The Foundational Texts
3. 2. Social and Literary History of Dharmaśāstra: Commentaries and Legal Digests
4. Part II: Topics
5. 3. Epistemology of Law: dharmapramāṇa
6. 4. Social Classes: varṇa
7. 5. Orders of Life: āśrama
8. 6. Rites of Passage: saṃskāra
9. 7. The Vedic Student: brahmacārin
10. 8. The Vedic Graduate: snātaka
11. 9. Marriage and the Householder: vivāha, gṛhastha
12. 10. Women: strīdharma
13. 11. Children: putra, duhitṛ
14. 12. Inheritance: dāyabhāga
15. 13. Daily Duties: āhnika
16. 14. Food and Dietary Rules: abhakṣya, abhojya
17. 15. Gifting: dāna
18. 16. Funeral and Ancestral Offerings: antyeṣṭi, śrāddha
19. 17. Impurity and Purification: āśauca, śauca
20. 18. Ascetics: vānaprastha, pravrajita
21. 19. Law during Emergencies: āpaddharma
22. 20. King: rājadharma
23. 21. Punishment: daṇḍa
24. 22. Legal Procedure: vyavahāra
25. 23. Titles of Law: vyavahārapada
26. 24. Penance: prāyaścitta
27. 25. Vows and Observances: vrata
28. 26. Pilgrimage: tīrthayātrā
29. 27. Images and Temples
30. Part III: Influences
31. 28. History of the Reception of Dharmaśāstra
32. 29. A Buddhist Monastic Code as a Source for Indian Law
33. Part IV: Interpretive Approaches
34. 30. Body
35. 31. Emotions
36. 32. Ritual
37. 33. Self and Subjectivity: The Wandering Ascetic and the Manifest World
38. 34. Material Culture and Society: The Ancient Indian Alestake
39. 35. Embodiment of Dharma in Animals
40. 36. Vernacularization
41. 37. Economics and Business as Vaiśya-Dharma

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