Getting into the mind of Medhatithi: The arguments on corporal punishment

This paper analyses Medhatithi’s discussion of corporal punishment, with special reference to the debate staged in his commentary on MDh 8.318. His arguments are extremely sophisticated, especially because of the application of Mimamsa-influenced reasoning rules. The paper makes implicit steps and u...

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Main Author: Freschi, Elisa (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2023
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 64-76
Further subjects:B Dharmaśāstra
B Mīmāṃsā
B Sanskrit Jurisprudence
B Sanskrit Philosophy
B Medhātithi
B Mānavadharmaśāstra
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