La conversione nella tradizione giuridica hindu: salvezza e comunità

Conversion in the Hindu legal tradition: salvation and community. The article aims to highlight some issues concerning the complex question of conversion in Hindu law with reference to the Hindu conception of salvation and to the impact of conversion on the application of Hindu personal law in moder...

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Main Author: Francavilla, Domenico (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:Italian
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2016
In: Daimon
Year: 2016, Volume: 15, Pages: 205-217
IxTheo Classification:SB Catholic Church law
Further subjects:B Conversion Religion
B Hinduism
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Summary:Conversion in the Hindu legal tradition: salvation and community. The article aims to highlight some issues concerning the complex question of conversion in Hindu law with reference to the Hindu conception of salvation and to the impact of conversion on the application of Hindu personal law in modern India. It also points out some of the many interactions between conversion and State policies based on caste, such as affirmative actions. The understanding of being part of a specific community and religious traditions emerges as a factor that connects soteriological and social aspects in the Hindu conception of conversion
ISSN:1122-0392
Contains:Enthalten in: Daimon