Hindu divorce a legal anthropology - Holden, Livia (Ashgate, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-251) and index
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Author's Preface; Note on Profits; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; Note on Transliteration; 1 Conceptualizing Hindu Divorce; 2 Insights; 3 Divorce Stories; 4 Custom and Law; 5 Gender Bias in Legal Debates; 6 Conclusion; Appendix A: The Dharicha Law of the Princely State of Gwalior; Appendix B: Table of Cases; Bibliography; Index
This comparative study investigates the place of Hindu divorce in the Indian legal system and considers whether it offers a way out of a matrimonial crisis situation for women. Using the narratives of the social actors involved, it poses questions about the relationship between traditional jurisdictions located in rural areas and the larger legal culture of towns and cities in India, and also in the UK and USA.