ebooks History and Popular Memory: The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis by Paul Cohen in History

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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?Addressing these questions and more; A Dharma Reader traces the definition; epistemology; procedure; and process of Indian law from the third century B.C.E. to the middle ages. Its breadth captures the centuries-long struggle by Indian thinkers to theorize law in a multiethnic and pluralist society. The volume includes new and accessible translations of key texts; notes that explain the significance and chronology of selections; and a comprehensive introduction that summarizes the development of various disciplines in intellectual-historical terms. It reconstructs the principal disputes of a given discipline; which not only clarifies the arguments but also relays the dynamism of the fight. For those seeking a richer understanding of the political and intellectual origins of a major twenty-first-century power; along with unique insight into the legal interactions among its many groups; this book offers exceptional detail; historical precision; and expository illumination.