Les sources du droit dans le système traditionnel de l'IndeThis book discusses pertinent and contentious issues such as the relationship of religious communities and state, minority rights, secularism and reservations in the context of democratic politics. |
Contents
Tradition | 3 |
Good Custom | 14 |
18 | 41 |
The Manusmṛti | 78 |
Chapter SixThe Commentaries and the Digests | 107 |
Some Reflections on the Chronology of | 123 |
The Problem | 135 |
Chapter OneInterpretation | 143 |
Chapter TwoDharma and Custom | 176 |
Chapter ThreeDharma and Royal Ordinance | 207 |
73 | 235 |
2882 | 245 |
97 | 251 |
Conclusion | 257 |
Appendix by the Translator | 273 |
Glossary | 283 |
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ācāra according Aiyangār amongst ancient Āpastamba apply artha arthaśāstra attributed authority Baudh Baudhāyana belonging Bombay Brahmins Bṛhaspati Bühler Calcutta castes century character cited Code of Manu commentaries commentators court custom Derrett dhammasatthas dharma-śāstras dharma-sūtras digests duties dvija Gaut Gautama Hindu Law India injunction interpretation jātis Jolly judge juridical jurists justice Kali Age kāma Kāṇe Kātyāyana Kautilya king king's kṣatra Kṣatriya legislation literature litigation Mahābhārata Manu-smrti Manu's marriage means Medhātithi Mīmāmsā Mitākṣarā Mitra-miśra Nār Nārada niyoga nyāya observed opinion partition passage penance period possession practices precepts prescribed punishment recognise religious Ṛgveda ritual royal function rule of dharma rules of conduct sacred sacrifice Sages sanction śāstras seems sense siṣṭas smrti smṛtis source of dharma śruti subjects Śūdra sūtras theory tradition translation treatises usage varṇa varņas Vasistha Veda Vedic Vedic texts verse Vijñāneśvara Vyav vyavahāra word writers Yāj Yājñavalkya