01351nam a2200301 a 4500 EDZ0000092246 StDuBDS 20150804193931.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120709s2012 ii fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780199080298 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS KNS469.5 340.5254 23 Menski, Werner. Hindu law [electronic resource] : beyond tradition and modernity / Werner Menski. New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (xxii, 648 p.) This book analyses the development of Hindu law from the ancient period to its emergence as a postmodern phenomenon in the 21st century. The author uses comparative social theory literature to establish that Hindu law must be viewed both as an ancient, evolving conceptual entity and a living legal system. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Hindus Legal status, laws, etc. India. Civil law India. Hindu law History. Print version 9780195699210 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195699210.001.0001 37355 37355