Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c5: Contents

Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c5

Language: English

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§1. The sources of law in general 1–4 §2. The proper Dharmasūtras 4–9 §3. The revised Dharmasūtras 9–20 §4. The secondary and fragmentary Dharmasūtras 20–27 §5. The Law-book of Manu 27–39 §6. Yājñavalkya 40–44 §7. Nārada 44–49 §8. The later metrical Smṛtis 49–55 §9. The fragments of metrical Smṛtis 56–63 §10. The epic literature 63–65 §11. The commentaries 66–73 §12. The Dharmanibandhas 73–89 §13. Buddhist law-books 89–95 §14. The Customary law and European treatment of Indian Law 95–101

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II. THE FAMILY LAW AND THE LAW OF INHERITANCE 102–195 §15. Polyandry and promiscuity 102–107 §16. The eight forms of marriage 107–118 §17. Child marriage 118–128 §18. The hindrances of marriage 129–140 §19. Polygamy, concubinage and divorce 140–147 §20. Widowhood 147–156 §21. Sonship and adoption 156–166 §22. The joint-family 166–176 §23. Partition 176–184 §24. Law of heirship 184–190 §25. Peculiar forms of heirship 190–195

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III. LAW OF PROPERTY AND CONTRACT 196–250 §26. Possession, ownership and prescription 196–202 §27. Common fields and boundary disputes 203–210 §28. Interests 211–217 §29. Debts, pledges and sureties 217–224 §30. Deposit and treasure-trove 224–227 §31. Presents and charitable gifts 227–232 §32. Wages, hire and compensation 232–237 §33. Law of commerce and companies 237–243 §34. Forms of transactions 243–245 §35. The documents 245–250

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IV. CRIME, PENANCE AND PUNISHMENT 251–285 §36. Religious transgressions 251–255 §37. The penances 255–260 §38. Excommunication out of the caste 260–263 §39. Relation between spiritual and worldly punishments 263–267 §40. Secular crimes and transgressions 268–270 §41. Crimes with regard to property 270–274 §42. Other crimes 274–279 §43. The punishments 279–284 §44. The blood-money 284–285

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V. JUDICIAL PROCEDURE 286–319 §45. The king as judge 286–289 §46. Other courts in the State 289–293 §47. The private courts and the penances 293–296 §48. The court expenses, appeal and wager 297–298 §49. Civil and criminal procedure 298–303 §50. Procedure of Witnesses 303–308 §51. Other methods of proving 308–312 §52. Ordeals 312–316 §53. Verdict, execution and self-help 316–319

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VI. CUSTOMS AND USAGES 320–341 §54. The Brahman student and the house-holder 320–324 §55. The forest-hermit and the mendicant 324–327 §56. The sacraments 327–330 §57. The five great sacrifices and the Śrāddha 330–333 §58. Funeral ceremony and impurity 333–338 §59. Rules of diet 338–341