A Dharma Reader: Classical Indian Law

by Patrick Olivelle

Book Overview

Whether defined by family, lineage, caste, professional or religious association, village, or region, India's diverse groups did settle on a concept of law in classical times. How did they reach this consensus? Was it based on religious grounds or a transcendent source of knowledge? Did it depend on time and place? And what apparatus did communities develop to ensure justice was done, verdicts were fair, and the guilty were punished?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231179561
• ISBN13: 9780231179560
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher