Asvatantra: Medhatithi on the Non-Independence of Women
Traditionally considered timeless and static, dharma is necessarily rooted in the customs of people and, therefore, a function of changing times and beliefs. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how medieval Brahmanical scholars understood, justified, and interpreted dharma within the scholastic...
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-102 |
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Dharmaśāstra
B Women B Manusmṛti B Strīdharma B Hindu Law B Medhātithi |
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