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Manu's code of law : a critical edition and translation of the Manava-Dharmasastra / Patrick Olivelle ; with the editorial assistance of Suman Olivelle

Author
Manu (Lawgiver)
Additional Titles
Code of law
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 1,131 pages).
Additional Creators
Manu (Lawgiver)., Olivelle, Patrick, and Olivelle, Suman
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Language Note
Text in Sanskrit with English translation.
Contents
Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; I. Authorship and Composition; II. Sources of Manu: The Traditions of dharma and artha; III. The Work of Redactors; IV. Nature and Purpose of the Treatise; V. Manu and the Later dharma Tradition; Note on the Translation; TRANSLATION; Editor's Outline; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Notes to the Translation; CRITICAL EDITION; Introduction to the Critical Edition; I. Editorial History and the Need for a Critical Edition and II. Sources for the Critical EditionIII. Genealogy of Manuscripts; IV.Constitution of the Texts; Note on the Critical Edition; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Notes to the Critical Edition; Appendices; Appendix I: Fauna and Flora; Appendix II: Names of Gods, People, and Places; Appendix III: Ritual Vocabulary; Appendix IV: Weights, Measures, and Currency; Bibliography; Dharmaśāstric Parallels; Pāda Index; Index to the Translation; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V
Summary
Manu's Code of Law is one of the most important texts in the Sanskrit canon, indeed one of the most important surviving texts from any classical civilization. It paints an astoundingly detailed picture of ancient Indian life-covering everything from the constitution of the king's cabinet to the price of a ferry trip for a pregnant woman-and its doctrines have been central to Indian thought and practice for 2000 years. Despite its importance, however, until now no one has produced a critical edition of this text. As a result, for centuries scholars have been forced to accept clearly inferior ed.
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ISBN
9780199771233 (electronic bk.)
0199771235 (electronic bk.)
1280594292
9781280594298
9786613624123
6613624128
0195171462
9780195171464
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 999-1008) and index.
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