Hindu law : beyond tradition and modernity / Werner F. Menski.

By: Menski, Werner Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. Description: xxii, 648 p. 24 cmISBN: 9780195699210 (pbk.); 0195699211 (pbk.)Subject(s): Hindu lawDDC classification: 340.5254 Online resources: WorldCat Details

Contents:

TOC PART I: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND; PART II: SUBSTANTIVE HINDU LAW BEYOND TRADITION AND MODERNITY; PART III: CONCLUDING ANALYSIS

Summary: This book contends that contrary to those who proclaimed it dead, Hindu law remains a complex living system that has reached a condition of postmodernity and that, along with Hindu custom and cultural concepts, it continues to play an integral role in legal developments today.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	EWU Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	340.5254 MEH 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		30193

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Originally published in 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [610]-639) and index.

TOC PART I: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND; PART II: SUBSTANTIVE HINDU LAW BEYOND TRADITION AND MODERNITY; PART III: CONCLUDING ANALYSIS

This book contends that contrary to those who proclaimed it dead, Hindu law remains a complex living system that has reached a condition of postmodernity and that, along with Hindu custom and cultural concepts, it continues to play an integral role in legal developments today.

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