Mark Mcclish
Biographic Data
| ID | 1439478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Mcclish |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcclish |
| SIGNATURE | MCCLISH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birmingham–Southern College |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-0006-2929 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Vedic Graduate and Householder as Subjects of Dharma: A Thematic Analysis of the Āpastamba Dharmasūtra
It has been proposed recently that the dharmaśāstra tradition evinces a significant conceptual break from prior Vedic tradition in articulating a new sociological theology centered around the figure of the “householder” ( gṛhastha ) of the āśrama system. This paper demonstrates that one of the earliest dharmaśāstra s, the Āpastamba Dharmasūtra , is organized around an older status, namely the Vedic “graduate” ( samāvṛtta ). The frameworks of gṛha…
Fortified Cities of Ancient India: A Comparative Study. By Dieter Schlingloff
Fortified Cities of Ancient India: A Comparative Study. By Dieter Schlingloff. Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of South Asian Religions. London: Anthem Press, 2013. Pp. 110. £60, $99
Dependence of Manu's Seventh Chapter on Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra
Indeterminacy in dating and elusive modes of intertextuality often confound attempts to establish reliable relative chronologies for classical South Asian texts. Occasionally, however, the relationship between two texts clearly reveals the dependence of one upon the other. Such is the case for the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya and the Mānava Dharmaśāstra, arguably the two most important classical treaties on law and statecraft. Close reading of the two…
Against Dharma: Dissent in the Ancient Indian Sciences of Sex and Politics. By Wendy Doniger
Against Dharma: Dissent in the Ancient Indian Sciences of Sex and Politics. By Wendy Doniger. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. Pp. xvi + 226. $26
Traditional Kerala Manor: Architecture of a South Indian Catuḥśāla House. By Henri Schildt
The Traditional Kerala Manor: Architecture of a South Indian Catuḥśāla House. By Henri Schildt. Institut français de Pondichéry / École française d'Extrême-Orient, Collection Indologie, no. 117. Pondicherry: Institut français de Pondichéry / École française d'Extrême-Orient, 2012. Pp. xiv + 473, 436 plates. 1400 Rs., €60
Four Feet of Legal Procedure and the Origins of Jurisprudence in Ancient India
The well-known classification of legal procedure into "four feet" presents certain conceptual problems for the Indian legal tradition that various Smṛtikāras and commentators have attempted to resolve in different and sometimes contradictory ways. These difficulties arise because the four feet originally referred in Indian legal theory to four distinct, hierarchical legal domains rather than procedural means for reaching a verdict. The earliest a…
From Law to Dharma: State Law and Sacred Duty in Ancient India
The legal treatises of ancient India, called Dharmaśāstras , are often read as records of the initial emergence of law from religion in South Asia. The Dharmaśāstra s teach the dharma , or "sacred duty," of different members of society. It is one of the dharma s of the king to adjudicate disputes that come before his courts, and it is widely accepted that a need to articulate the king's dharma led the composers of the Dharmaśāstra s over time to …
Titles of Law: A New History of Dharmasastra
The term vyavahārapada has two related meanings: “a matter under dispute” and “an area of litigation,” sometimes rendered as a “title of law.” In the dharma tradition, the vyavahārapadas are the categories of private transactions that can be litigated in royal courts. They pertain to disputes initiated by private parties and are, to that extent, distinct from rules the king might enforce on his own prerogative. This chapter explores the developme…
Four Feet of Legal Procedure and the Origins of Jurisprudence in Ancient India
The well-known classification of legal procedure into "four feet" presents certain conceptual problems for the Indian legal tradition that various Smṛtikāras and commentators have attempted to resolve in different and sometimes contradictory ways. These difficulties arise because the four feet originally referred in Indian legal theory to four distinct, hierarchical legal domains rather than procedural means for reaching a verdict. The earliest a…
Titles of Law: A New History of Dharmasastra
The term vyavahārapada has two related meanings: “a matter under dispute” and “an area of litigation,” sometimes rendered as a “title of law.” In the dharma tradition, the vyavahārapadas are the categories of private transactions that can be litigated in royal courts. They pertain to disputes initiated by private parties and are, to that extent, distinct from rules the king might enforce on his own prerogative. This chapter explores the developme…
From Law to Dharma: State Law and Sacred Duty in Ancient India
The legal treatises of ancient India, called Dharmaśāstras , are often read as records of the initial emergence of law from religion in South Asia. The Dharmaśāstra s teach the dharma , or "sacred duty," of different members of society. It is one of the dharma s of the king to adjudicate disputes that come before his courts, and it is widely accepted that a need to articulate the king's dharma led the composers of the Dharmaśāstra s over time to …
Fortified Cities of Ancient India: A Comparative Study. By Dieter Schlingloff
Fortified Cities of Ancient India: A Comparative Study. By Dieter Schlingloff. Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of South Asian Religions. London: Anthem Press, 2013. Pp. 110. £60, $99
Dependence of Manu's Seventh Chapter on Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra
Indeterminacy in dating and elusive modes of intertextuality often confound attempts to establish reliable relative chronologies for classical South Asian texts. Occasionally, however, the relationship between two texts clearly reveals the dependence of one upon the other. Such is the case for the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya and the Mānava Dharmaśāstra, arguably the two most important classical treaties on law and statecraft. Close reading of the two…
Against Dharma: Dissent in the Ancient Indian Sciences of Sex and Politics. By Wendy Doniger
Against Dharma: Dissent in the Ancient Indian Sciences of Sex and Politics. By Wendy Doniger. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. Pp. xvi + 226. $26
Traditional Kerala Manor: Architecture of a South Indian Catuḥśāla House. By Henri Schildt
The Traditional Kerala Manor: Architecture of a South Indian Catuḥśāla House. By Henri Schildt. Institut français de Pondichéry / École française d'Extrême-Orient, Collection Indologie, no. 117. Pondicherry: Institut français de Pondichéry / École française d'Extrême-Orient, 2012. Pp. xiv + 473, 436 plates. 1400 Rs., €60
Four Feet of Legal Procedure and the Origins of Jurisprudence in Ancient India
The well-known classification of legal procedure into "four feet" presents certain conceptual problems for the Indian legal tradition that various Smṛtikāras and commentators have attempted to resolve in different and sometimes contradictory ways. These difficulties arise because the four feet originally referred in Indian legal theory to four distinct, hierarchical legal domains rather than procedural means for reaching a verdict. The earliest a…
The Vedic Graduate and Householder as Subjects of Dharma: A Thematic Analysis of the Āpastamba Dharmasūtra
It has been proposed recently that the dharmaśāstra tradition evinces a significant conceptual break from prior Vedic tradition in articulating a new sociological theology centered around the figure of the “householder” ( gṛhastha ) of the āśrama system. This paper demonstrates that one of the earliest dharmaśāstra s, the Āpastamba Dharmasūtra , is organized around an older status, namely the Vedic “graduate” ( samāvṛtta ). The frameworks of gṛha…
Indian and Buddhist Studies (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Dharma (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)