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Research Interests
Classical Hinduism, with a focus on early legal and political literature (dharmaśāstra and arthaśāstra). His research uses a close reading of text to explore the intersection of the religious, legal, and political in classical Sanskrit literature. He is particularly interested in the relationship between royal and religious authority in classical South Asia, the development of Hindu law, and the political dimensions of Brahmanical orthodoxy in the period.
Education/Academic qualification
Asian Cultures & Languages (Sanskrit & Indian Religions), PhD, University of Texas at Austin
… → 2009
BA, Indiana University Bloomington
MA, University of Texas at Austin
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Computation in the Arthaśāstra
McClish, M., 2020, Why the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter. Springer Nature, p. 81-124 44 p. (Why the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter; vol. 5).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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FROM LAW to DHARMA: STATE LAW and SACRED DUTY in ANCIENT India
McClish, M., Dec 1 2019, In: Journal of Law and Religion. 34, 3, p. 284-309 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The history of the Arthaśāstra sovereignty and sacred law in ancient india
McClish, M., Jan 1 2019, The History of the Arthasastra: Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India. Cambridge University Press, p. 1-288 288 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Wielding the Staff: Punishment in hindu law
McClish, M., 2019, In: Quaderni di Diritto e Politica Ecclesiastica. 22, p. 116-138 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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King: Rājadharma
McClish, M., Jan 1 2018, The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Law A New History of Dharmasastra. Oxford University Press, p. 257-272 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
4 Scopus citations