An edited collection on the history of law and legal texts in the Hindu traditions.

Through pointed studies of important aspects and topics of dharma in Dharmasastra, this comprehensive collection shows that the history of Hinduism cannot be written without the history of Hindu law. Part One provides a concise overview of the literary genres in which Dharmasastra was written with attention to chronology and historical developments. Part Two presents descriptive and historical studies of all the major substantive topics of Dharmasastra.

[T]his is a work that will inform the field for decades to come.