Hindu law : beyond tradition and modernity English
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TextPublication details: Delhi Oxford 2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 648ISBN: - 9780195699210
- 340.5254 M5284 H 109109
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In this major work, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject argues that, regardless of contestations to the contrary, Hindu Law remains a living entiry. Complex, essentially flexible, and constantly evolving, it has reached a stage of postmodernity. The book closely examines theoretical and historical developments to show that Hindu Law was never a code-based, positivist state law system. Challenging the core assumptions of legal modernity, as well as traditional perceptions, the author argues that Hindu Law, custom, and cultural concepts continue to play an integral role in contemporary judicial reasoning and in the formulation of statutes.
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