The conception of punishment in early Indian literature / / Terence P. Day

• Autore: Day Terence P (Terence Patrick), <1930->
• Pubblicazione: Waterloo, Ont., : Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1982
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.6/0954
• Soggetto topico: Punishment - Moral and ethical aspects - Hinduism; Hindu philosophy
• Note generali: Distributor from label on t.p.; Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Inclues bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Transliterations and Textual References -- List of Abbreviations -- Literary Sources of The Indian Conception of Punishment -- Metaphysical Foundations of The Indian Conception of Punishment -- Ethical Dimensions of Punishment -- Retribution in Human Experience -- Notes -- Selected References -- Glossary -- Index -- Supplements
• Sommario/riassunto: Early textual source of the vast body of Dharmasastra literature of India on religion, law, and morality contain numerous statements that present or imply an undefined conception of punishment. Yet nowhere is this conception formally defined, as if knowledge of its nature and structure were generally known. In this “first-ever” attempt to provide a definition of the conception and to recover its ideational infrastructure, the author has drawn on these sources to reconstruct the theoretical backgrounds of its distinctive metaphysical, religious, juridical, social, and moral components. He shows that the conception is “the totality of correction principles, powers, agents, processes, and operations through which acts contrary to the Universal Order are counteracted and compensated.” The volume contains extensive documentation, a glossary of Sanskrit terms, a selected bibliography, and an index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Conception of Punishment in Early Indian Literature
• ISBN: 0-88920-838-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154727403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Editions SR ; ; 2.