Religious Jurisprudence in the Dharmasastra

by Ariel Glucklich

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029118719
• ISBN13: 9780029118719
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 186 Pages

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A really unique book!

As the author makes plain, in pre-Colonial India, since the dawn of time, there was no "separation of church and state" -- secular law and religious law were one and the same. This book answers many of the questions you always had an about the true meaning of karma, dharma, and justice in Indian culture. It analyzes India's ancient legal literature, explaning myths and rituals that helped guide generation after generation. It illuminates the ancient laws of Manu, describing them as a conscious integration of legal material within a Vedic moral viewpoint. Scholarly and thorough!