|  | Religion and Personal Law in Secular India: A Call to Judgment
by Gerald James Larson (Editor)
Features: hindu law, personal law system, uniform civil code, Supreme Court, New Delhi, Shah Bano
Book Description
With no written uniform civil code of law, in matters of personal law concerning such matters as marriage, parentage, and inheritance--individuals of different religious backgrounds must appeal to their respective religious laws for guidance or rulings. These essays provide a comprehensive look into the issues and challenges that India faces as it tries to put a uniform civil code into practice. Readers seeking deeper understandings of Indian history and culture will find a sensitive handling of the tensions between religious law and the claims of a modern, secular state in this timely volume. |
| | About the Author : Gerald James Larson is Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian Cultures and Civilization and Director of the India Studies Program at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is author of India's Agony over Religion and Classical Samkhya: An Interpretation of Its History and Meaning and co-editor of Interpreting across Boundaries: New Essays in Comparative Philosophy and The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, vol. 4, Samkhya: A Dualist Tradition in Indian Philosophy.
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