Wielding the Staff: Punishment in Hindu Law
Punishment is of paramount importance in Hindu Law as the chief worldly means by which the sacred law of dharma can be put in force. The rules of dharma require the threat and use of the king’s punishment in order to be instituted among people. At the same time, punishment poses a danger to dharma i...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2019
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| In: |
La pena nei diritti delle religioni
Year: 2019, Pages: 115-138 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Punishment
/ Dharmaśāstra
/ Hinduism
/ Dharma
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| IxTheo Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Danda
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| Online Access: |
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