Brahman judges in traditional Hindu society

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2152158
AutoresBradley R Hertel (Virginia Tech), Rana P B Singh (0000-0002-6031-9086, Banaras Hindu University)
Año1985
Volumen6
Número4
Páginas363-381
Fecha de publicación1985-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.1985.9967685
OpenAlexW2163147159
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas20

In theory and in practice, the classical Hindu system of law has been seen as both logical and irrational (Chaudhuri, 1979: 198 and Glucklich, 1984: 143–144) and principled but inconsistent (Glucklich, 1982: 59). The present study attempts to explain the apparent tendency toward inconsistency in Hindu law by examining not the ancient lawbooks of classical law but the practice of customary law built in large part on those texts and administered by Brahman judges. This study is based on accounts of that system provided by Brahman judges and their clients in northern India. Me conclude that complexities in the Hindu legal system reflect Eichinger Ferro‐Luzzi's (1983‐a) polythetic prototype model in which alternates are associated with a dominant form. This model is shown to apply to Hindu concepts and practices regarding duty, sin, judgement, and atonement and may hold promise for interpreting inconsistencies in the administration of justice in the west

Brahman · Duty · Economic Justice · Hinduism · Judgement · Political science · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Philosophy · Religious studies