The Dharma of Business: Commercial Law in Medieval India

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Business law in medieval and early modern India developed within the voluminous and multifaceted texts called the Dharmashastras. These texts laid down rules for merchants, traders, guilds, farmers, and individuals in terms of the complex religious, legal, and moral ideal of dharma. This exciting book provides a new perspective on commercial law in this period. In addition to a description of the substantive rules for business, the book reinterprets the role of business and commerce within the law generally and demonstrates that modern assumptions about good business practice could benefit from the insights of this ancient tradition. It thus makes a compelling case for the relevance of the dharma of business to our own time.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donald R. Davis. Jr.

Donald R. Davis. Jr. is Associate Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Religious at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary research focuses on the history of law and religion in India, particularly Hindu law. He is the author of The Boundaries of Hindu Law. While engaged in his field research, Davis worked with M.G.S. Narayanan for two years in Kozhikode.

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Title
The Dharma of Business: Commercial Law in Medieval India
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9780143439899
Length
184p.
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