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Jaina law as an unofficial legal system

Menski, Werner F

Authors

Werner F Menski



Contributors

Peter Flügel
Editor

Abstract

Against a background of comparative jurisprudential analysis, this chapter demonstrates that despite its formal amalgamation into Hindu law in India during 1955-1956, Jaina law continues to manifest itself in various unofficial and semiofficial forms. Thus, it is not productive to dispute whether Jaina law existed or exists. The need is rather to research what culture-specific manifestations Jaina law has been taking, and what role it continues to play in maintaining a separate Jaina identity.

Citation

Menski, W. F. (2006). Jaina law as an unofficial legal system. In P. Flügel (Ed.), Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues (417-435). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203008539-27

Publication Date Jan 1, 2006
Deposit Date Dec 7, 2010
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages 417-435
Series Title Routledge Advances in Jaina Studies
Book Title Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues
ISBN 9780415360999
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203008539-27


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