The law code of Manu / a new translation based on the critical edition by Patrick Olivelle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manu (Lawgiver)

Contributor:

Olivelle, Patrick.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford world's classics

Standardized Title:

Mānavadharmaśāstra. English

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Law--India--Early works to 1800.

Law.

Law, Ancient--Early works to 1800.

Law, Ancient.

India.

Physical Description:

xlix, 316 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2004]

Language Note:

Translated from the Sanskrit.

Summary:

The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and the best-known legal text of ancient India. Famous for fifteen centuries it still generates controversy, with Manu's verses being cited in support of the oppression of women and members of the lower castes. A seminal Hindu text, the Law Code is important for its classic description of so many social institutions that have come to be identified with Indian society. It deals with the relationships between social and ethnic groups, between men and women, the organization of the state and the judicial system, reincarnation, the workings of karma, and all aspects of the law. Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text, and it incorporates the most recent scholarship on ancient Indian history, law, society, and religion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [ix]-xv) and index.

ISBN:

0192802712

9780192802712

OCLC:

53393766

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