This book explores the legal culture of the Parsis, an ethno-religious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma.
This book explores the legal culture of the Parsis, an ethno-religious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma.
Mitra Sharafi is a legal historian of South Asia. She is Associate Professor of Law and Legal Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with History affiliation. She hosts the South Asian Legal History Resources website.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part I. Parsi Legal Culture: 1. Using law: colonial Parsis go to court 2. Making law: two patterns Part II. The Creation of Parsi Personal Law: 3. The limits of English law: the Inheritance Acts 4. Reconfiguring male privilege: the Matrimonial Acts 5. The jury and intra-group control: the Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court Part III. Beyond Personal Law: 6. Entrusting the faith: religious trusts and the Parsi legal profession 7. Pure Parsi: libel, race, and group membership Conclusion: law and identity Appendix: legislation.
Introduction Part I. Parsi Legal Culture: 1. Using law: colonial Parsis go to court 2. Making law: two patterns Part II. The Creation of Parsi Personal Law: 3. The limits of English law: the Inheritance Acts 4. Reconfiguring male privilege: the Matrimonial Acts 5. The jury and intra-group control: the Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court Part III. Beyond Personal Law: 6. Entrusting the faith: religious trusts and the Parsi legal profession 7. Pure Parsi: libel, race, and group membership Conclusion: law and identity Appendix: legislation.
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