Mitra Sharafi: 1 book
Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia
Parsi Legal Culture, 1772–1947
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
This book explores the legal culture of the Parsis, or Zoroastrians, an ethnoreligious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. Rather than trying to maintain collective autonomy and integrity by avoiding interaction with the state, the Parsis sank deep...
