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Filing religion : state, Hinduism, and courts of law / Daniela Berti, Gilles Tarabout, and Raphaël Voix.
Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199086849.Subject(s): Religion and law -- India | Religion and law -- Nepal | Hinduism and state -- India | Hinduism and state -- Nepal | Law
| Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199463794DDC classification: 344.54096 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This volume explores how court actions significantly shape Hinduism in Indian and Nepalese societies, perhaps even more so than the ideology of any political party. How do courts, within the framework of secularism, deal in practice with Hinduism? The approach developed is resolutely historical and anthropological and relies on in-depth ethnography and archival research.
| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume explores how court actions significantly shape Hinduism in Indian and Nepalese societies, perhaps even more so than the ideology of any political party. How do courts, within the framework of secularism, deal in practice with Hinduism? The approach developed is resolutely historical and anthropological and relies on in-depth ethnography and archival research.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 18, 2016).