Recovering the indigenous legal traditions of India: Classical Hindu law in practice in late medieval Kerala

Journal of Indian Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-213

  Davis Jr , Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 53149116284     PISSN: 00221791     EISSN: 15730395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026483519342     Document Type: Article

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