Hinduism and infertility/childlessness

[Allen W Thrasher]

The topic of adoption would be pertinent because it would usually be as
a result of infertility (at least the partial infertility of not
producing sons).  So would that of niyoga, which would be employed even
during the husband's lifetime when it was suspected that the infertility
was on the male side.  These would be treated in any of the Hindu
lawbooks and secondary sources.  I presume Kane, History of Dharmasastra
would have sections on both, and would treat of the ritual of adoption
as well.  The following titles are on the (Ango-)Hindu law of adoption
and would presumably give sources in the Dharmasastras and commentaries:
LC Control Number: 36025102

Type of Material:  Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)

Personal Name:     Bhattacharya, Jogendranath. [from old catalog]

Main Title:        Commentaries on the Hindu law of inheritance,
succession,
                      partition, wills, adoption, marriage, maintenance,
stridhan,
                      endowments, castes, and priests.

Edition Information:
                   2d ed. Rev. and enl.

Published/Created: Calcutta, Thacker, Spink and co., 1893.

Related Names:     India. Laws, statutes, etc. [from old catalog]

Description:       xiv, 178, 178a-178b, 179-286, 286a, 287-390,
390a-390b,
                      391-768 p. 23 cm.

Subjects:          Hindu law. [from old catalog]
                   Inheritance and succession--India. [from old catalog]
                   Partition--India. [from old catalog]
                   Wills--India. [from old catalog]
                   Adoption--India. [from old catalog]
                   Marriage law--India. [from old catalog]
                   Religious law and legislation--India. [from old
catalog]

LC Classification: LAW <Great Britain India 7 "Bhat">

Geog. Area Code:   a-ii---

CALL NUMBER:       LAW <Great Britain India 7 "Bhat">
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LC Control Number: 61036265

Type of Material:  Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)

Corporate Name:    India (Republic) Laws, statutes, etc. [from old
catalog]

Main Title:        Hindu adoptions and maintenance act (Act 78 of 1956)
An
                      exhaustive commentary on the act along with the
adoption
                      law applicable before passing of this act and
other useful
                      appendices,

Published/Created: Allahabad, Law Book Co., 1958.

Related Names:     Gopalakrishnan, T. P., [from old catalog] ed.

Description:       xxvi, 225 p. 25 cm.

Subjects:          Adoption--India. [from old catalog]
                   Adoption (Hindu Law) [from old catalog]
                   Support (Domestic relations)--India. [from old
catalog]
                   Support (Domestic relations) (Hindu law) [from old
catalog]

LC Classification: LAW <India 7 Gopa 1938>

Geog. Area Code:   a-ii---

CALL NUMBER:       LAW <India 7 Gopa 1938>
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LC Control Number: 34011452

Type of Material:  Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)

Personal Name:     Kapur, Jeevan Lal, 1897- [from old catalog]

Main Title:        The law of adoption in India and Burma,

Published/Created: Calcutta, The Eastern law house, 1933.

Description:       xii, 742, [2] p. 25 cm.

Subjects:          Adoption--India. [from old catalog]
                   Adoption--Burma. [from old catalog]

LC Classification: LAW <Great Britain India 7 "Kapur">

Geog. Area Code:   a-br--- a-ii---

CALL NUMBER:       LAW <Great Britain India 7 "Kapur">
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Also, Lars, I will send you separately a bibliography on infertility in
Ayurveda and Siddha, in case your student cares to look through these
works to see if they prescribe any religious cures as well as medical
ones.  It would be too long for the list's guidelines.

Allen






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>>> lmfosse at ONLINE.NO 10/06/03 04:37PM >>>
Dear members of the list,

A student has asked me for references to texts etc. on Hinduism and
infertility/childlessness for a research project. Her keywords are
"texts, religious practices, rules, norms etc". If any of you could be
of any help, I will forward your answers to her.

Best regards,

Lars Martin Fosse




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