The Oxford history of Hinduism : Hindu law : a new history of Dharmaśāstra /
The Oxford history of Hinduism : Hindu law : a new history of Dharmaśāstra / [electronic resource]
Edited by Patrick Ollivelle, Donald R. Davis Jr.
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- 1 online resource.
- Oxford history of Hinduism. .
History -- Topics -- Influences -- Interpretive approaches.
"Through pointed studies of important aspects and topics of dharma in Dharmasastra, 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."--Publisher's description
9780198702603
Dharma.
Hindu law.
Hindu law--History.
History -- Topics -- Influences -- Interpretive approaches.
"Through pointed studies of important aspects and topics of dharma in Dharmasastra, 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."--Publisher's description
9780198702603
Dharma.
Hindu law.
Hindu law--History.