Studies in Hindu Law and Dharmastra

Foreword by Richard W. Lariviere; Preface; Abbreviations; Note on the Edition; Introduction; Part One. The Nature of Hindu Law; Hindu Conceptions of Law; The Historical Foundations of Ancient Indian Law; Hindu Law and Religion: Where to Draw the Line?; Law-Books in an Oral Culture; Schools of Hindu Law; Changing Patterns of Diversification in Hindu Law; Part Two. General Topics of Hindu Law; Ancient Hindu Criminal Law; Hindu Laws of Succession: From the 'Sastras' to Modern Laws; Caste and Occupation in Classical India; The Normative Texts' Megasthenes on Indian Lawbooks; The "Ambassador" in Ancient India; The Status of Minors according to Classical Hindu Law; 'Quandoque bonus dormitat Jimutavahanas'; Notes on Mixed Castes in Classical India; Inheritance and 'Sraddha': The Principle of "Spiritual Benefit"; The Theory of Matrimonial Causes According to the 'Dharmasastra'; Jimutavahana's 'Dayabhaga' and the Maxim 'factum valet'; The Divinity of Royal Power in Ancient India according to 'Dharmasastra'; A Few Considerations on Monocracy in Ancient India; Part Three. Hindu Legal Procedure; The Theory of Proof in Ancient Hindu Law; The Problem of the Mixed Reply in Ancient Hindu Law; The Reply in Hindu Legal Procedure: Mitra Misra's Criticism of the 'Vyavaharacintamani';"Lawyers" in Classical Hindu Law; Anumana in the 'Brhaspatismrti'; Part Four. Technical Studies of Hindu Law; Possession Held for Three Generations by Persons Related to the Owner; The 'Viramitrodaya' on the Right of Private Defence; The Technical Term Anubandha in Sanskrit Legal Literature; The 'Kamasutra': Vatsyayana's Attitude toward 'Dharma' and 'Dharmasastra'; In Defense of 'Jimutavahana'; 'Dasadasi'; The Definition of 'Vakparusya'; 'Janmasvatvavada' and 'Uparamasvatvavada'; 'Karma' and Rebirth in the 'Dharmasastra'; Notes on the Technical Term 'Sahasa' "fine, pecuniary penalty"; Avyavaharika Debts and Kautilya 3.1.1-11; The 'Sutras' and 'Sastras' on the Eight Types of Marriage; 'Caritram pustakarane'; The Terms 'Niyukta', 'Aniyukta', and 'Niyoga' in Sanskrit Legal Literature; The 'Aurasa' Son; The Introduction of the 'Gautamadharmasutra'; Part Five. Anglo-Hindu and Customary Law; Indian Response to Anglo-Hindu Law; Can a Murderer Inherit his Victim's Estate? British Responses to Troublesome Questions in Hindu Law; Reinterpreting Texts: When Revealed Sanskrit Texts Become Modern Law Books; Father Bouchet's Letter on the Administration of Hindu Law;Jacob Mossel's Treatise on the Customary Laws of the Vellala Chettiyars; Bibliography; Index