The Oxford History Of Hinduism Hindu Law

Author : Patrick Olivelle,Donald R. Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191007095

Get Book

The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Law by Patrick Olivelle,Donald R. Davis Pdf

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.

Author : Patrick Olivelle,Donald Richard Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198702603

Get Book

Hindu Law by Patrick Olivelle,Donald Richard Davis Pdf

"The foundation of Hindu law is the voluminous textual tradition called Dharmaśāstra, the expert tradition on dharma. This book seeks to delineate the historical development of Dharmaśāstra, even though the tradition presented dharma as timeless and ahistorical. The volume establishes the importance of law for the history and study of Hinduism by providing interpretive descriptions of all the major topics of Hindu dharma according to this tradition. First, two broad introductions to the historical development of the textual sources of Hindu law suggest new ways to understand both the original texts (smṛti) and the later commentaries and digests. Next, groundbreaking research into the origin of the householder (gṛhastha), who is at the center of the Dharmaśāstric enterprise, provides new insights into both the origin of this genre and many of its topics, such as the āśrama system and married household life. The book devotes its central chapters to each of the major topics of Dharmaśāstra: epistemology of dharma, caste and social class, orders of life, rites of passage, Vedic student and graduate, marriage, children, inheritance, women, daily duties, food, gifting, funeral and ancestral offerings, impurity and purification, ascetic modes of life, dharma during emergencies, king, punishment, legal procedure, titles of law, penances, vows, pilgrimage, images, and temples. The final chapters then explore both the reception of Dharmaśāstra in other religious traditions, both Hindu and Buddhist, and the relevance of Dharmaśāstra to studies of critical concepts in religious studies—the body, emotions, material culture, subjectivity, animal studies, and vernacular culture."--

Author : Patrick Olivelle,Donald Richard Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Dharma
ISBN : 0191772275

Get Book

Hindu Law by Patrick Olivelle,Donald Richard Davis Pdf

Through a pointed study of an important aspect or topic of dharma in Dharmasastra, this 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.

Author : Gavin Flood
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191053221

Get Book

The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Practice by Gavin Flood Pdf

Traditions of asceticism, yoga, and devotion (bhakti), including dance and music, developed in Hinduism over long periods of time. Some of these practices, notably those denoted by the term yoga, are orientated towards salvation from the cycle of reincarnation and go back several thousand years. These practices, borne witness to in ancient texts called Upaniṣads, as well as in other traditions, notably early Buddhism and Jainism, are the subject of this volume in the Oxford History of Hinduism. Practices of meditation are also linked to asceticism (tapas) and its institutional articulation in renunciation (saṃnyăsa). There is a range of practices or disciplines from ascetic fasting to taking a vow (vrata) for a deity in return for a favour. There are also devotional practices that might involve ritual, making an offering to a deity and receiving a blessing, dancing, or visualization of the master (guru). The overall theme—the history of religious practices—might even be seen as being within a broader intellectual trajectory of cultural history. In the substantial introduction by the editor this broad history is sketched, paying particular attention to what we might call the medieval period (post-Gupta) through to modernity when traditions had significantly developed in relation to each other. The chapters in the book chart the history of Hindu practice, paying particular attention to indigenous terms and recognizing indigenous distinctions such as between the ritual life of the householder and the renouncer seeking liberation, between 'inner' practices of and 'external' practices of ritual, and between those desirous of liberation (mumukṣu) and those desirous of pleasure and worldly success (bubhukṣu). This whole range of meditative and devotional practices that have developed in the history of Hinduism are represented in this book.

Author : Torkel Brekke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192508201

Get Book

The Oxford History of Hinduism: Modern Hinduism by Torkel Brekke Pdf

The Oxford History of Hinduism: Modern Hinduism focuses on developments resulting from movements within the tradition as well as contact between India and the outside world through both colonialism and globalization. Divided into three parts, part one considers the historical background to modern conceptualizations of Hinduism. Moving away from the reforms of the 19th and early 20th century, part two includes five chapters each presenting key developments and changes in religious practice in modern Hinduism. Part three moves to issues of politics, ethics, and law. This section maps and explains the powerful legal and political contexts created by the modern state—first the colonial government and then the Indian Republic—which have shaped Hinduism in new ways. The last two chapters look at Hinduism outside India focusing on Hinduism in Nepal and the modern Hindu diaspora.

Author : Vasudha Dalmia,Heinrich von Stietencron
Publisher : Oxford India Collection (Paper
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215539771

Get Book

The Oxford India Hinduism Reader by Vasudha Dalmia,Heinrich von Stietencron Pdf

Contributed articles orginally presented at symposia in 1990 and 1997.

Author : Werner Menski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Civil law
ISBN : OCLC:692463638

Get Book

Hindu Law by Werner Menski Pdf

Author : Mandakranta Bose
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191079696

Get Book

The Oxford History of Hinduism: The Goddess by Mandakranta Bose Pdf

The Oxford History of Hinduism: The Goddess provides a critical exposition of the Hindu idea of the divine feminine, or Devī, conceived as a singularity expressed in many forms. With the theological principles examined in the opening chapters, the book proceeds to describe and expound historically how individual manifestations of Devī have been imagined in Hindu religious culture and their impact upon Hindu social life. In this quest the contributors draw upon the history and philosophy of major Hindu ideologies, such as the Purāṇic, Tāntric, and Vaiṣṇava belief systems. A particular distinction of the book is its attention not only to the major goddesses from the earliest period of Hindu religious history but also to goddesses of later origin, in many cases of regional provenance and influence. Viewed through the lens of worship practices, legend, and literature, belief in goddesses is discovered as the formative impulse of much of public and private life. The influence of the goddess culture is especially powerful on women's life, often paradoxically situating women between veneration and subjection. This apparent contradiction arises from the humanization of goddesses while acknowledging their divinity, which is central to Hindu beliefs. In addition to studying the social and theological aspect of the goddess ideology, the contributors take anthropological, sociological, and literary approaches to delineate the emotional force of the goddess figure that claims intense human attachments and shapes personal and communal lives.

Author : Derrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:879906040

Get Book

Introduction to Modern Hindu Law by Derrett Pdf

Author : Patrick Olivelle,Donald R. Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191007088

Get Book

The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Law by Patrick Olivelle,Donald R. Davis Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Hindu civilization
ISBN : 0199081573

Get Book

Medieval Hindu Law by Anonim Pdf

Based on a detailed study of 7 leading Sanskrit texts written during that period as well as significant commentaries on the smrtis and dharma sutras, the book focuses on the changes which took place at the time, and their subsequent reflection in the texts. It explores how and why Hindu law emerged from the shadows of dharma and established itself independently as vyavahara.

Author : W. J. Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Hinduism
ISBN : 0191726702

Get Book

A Dictionary of Hinduism by W. J. Johnson Pdf

With almost 2800 entries on all aspects of Hinduism, this is an up-to-date and comprehensive dictionary covering all the major Hindu practices, texts, beliefs, religious sites, and teachers over a period spanning 3500 years. An invaluable first port of call for anyone seeking information about Indian religions and culture.

Author : Mandakranta Bose
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191079689

Get Book

The Oxford History of Hinduism: The Goddess by Mandakranta Bose Pdf

The Oxford History of Hinduism: The Goddess provides a critical exposition of the Hindu idea of the divine feminine, or Devī, conceived as a singularity expressed in many forms. With the theological principles examined in the opening chapters, the book proceeds to describe and expound historically how individual manifestations of Devī have been imagined in Hindu religious culture and their impact upon Hindu social life. In this quest the contributors draw upon the history and philosophy of major Hindu ideologies, such as the Purāṇic, Tāntric, and Vaiṣṇava belief systems. A particular distinction of the book is its attention not only to the major goddesses from the earliest period of Hindu religious history but also to goddesses of later origin, in many cases of regional provenance and influence. Viewed through the lens of worship practices, legend, and literature, belief in goddesses is discovered as the formative impulse of much of public and private life. The influence of the goddess culture is especially powerful on women's life, often paradoxically situating women between veneration and subjection. This apparent contradiction arises from the humanization of goddesses while acknowledging their divinity, which is central to Hindu beliefs. In addition to studying the social and theological aspect of the goddess ideology, the contributors take anthropological, sociological, and literary approaches to delineate the emotional force of the goddess figure that claims intense human attachments and shapes personal and communal lives.

Author : Timothy Lubin,Donald R. Davis Jr,Jayanth K. Krishnan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521887860

Get Book

Hinduism and Law by Timothy Lubin,Donald R. Davis Jr,Jayanth K. Krishnan Pdf

Covering the earliest Sanskrit rulebooks through to the codification of 'Hindu law' in modern times, this interdisciplinary volume examines the interactions between Hinduism and the law. The authors present the major transformations to India's legal system in both the colonial and post colonial periods and their relation to recent changes in Hinduism. Thematic studies show how law and Hinduism relate and interact in areas such as ritual, logic, politics, and literature, offering a broad coverage of South Asia's contributions to religion and law at the intersection of society, politics and culture. In doing so, the authors build on previous treatments of Hindu law as a purely text-based tradition, and in the process, provide a fascinating account of an often neglected social and political history.

Author : Kim Knott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780198745549

Get Book

Hinduism by Kim Knott Pdf

Hinduism is practised by about 80% of India's population, and by about 30,000,000 people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? This work gives concise insights into the central preoccupations of Hinduism.