Sex with Purpose
Mimamsa Rules and the Dharma of Marital Intercourse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12908573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald R Davis (0000-0001-8343-1268, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions of South Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2689 • E-ISSN: 1751-2697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/rosa.25454 |
| OpenAlex | W4362473927 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
In this essay, the relationship between Mimamsa hermeneutics and Dharmasastra rules is explored through the topic of marital intercourse. The physical act of sex between married partners at prescribed times is viewed as an essential step in a ritualized understanding of the higher religious purposes or goals of intercourse. The transformation of ordinary actions into religiously purposeful actions though rules and restrictions is characteristic not only of Hindu legal thought, but also of legal rules everywhere. This small example, therefore, contains a wider lesson about the aspirations of law beyond mere social order
Buddhism · Epistemology · Hermeneutics · Hinduism · Karma · Order (exchange · Political science · Sociology · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Gender Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |