The Brahmin Felon and the Wise Thief
I begin by analysing Mimamsa hermeneutics as employed in Visvarupa’s and Vijñanesvara’s commentaries on Yajñavalkya Dharmasastra 2.21, which proclaims principles for dealing with conflicts of smrti-rules, taking as an illustration the problem of self-defence against a Brahmin attacker (quoting Manav...
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| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2023
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-63 |
| Further subjects: | B
Punishment
B Judicial discretion B Sanskrit language B Conflict of laws B legal reasoning B Penance |
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