Manu's code of law : a critical edition and translation of the Manava-Dharmasastra

Author/Creator:

Manu (Lawgiver)

Publication/Creation:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

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

Series Titles:

South Asia research
South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)

Related/Included Titles:

Mānavadharmaśāstra. English.
Mānavadharmaśāstra.

Variant Titles:

Code of law

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Manu (Lawgiver). Mānavadharmaśāstra
Olivelle, Patrick
Olivelle, Suman

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Manu(Lawgiver).Mānavadharmaśāstra
Hindu law--Sources
Law--India--Sources
Law--India--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

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 -- Notes to the Translation -- Critical edition -- Introduction to the critical Edition -- I. Editorial history and the need for a critical edition -- II. Sources for the critical Edition -- III. Genealogy of manuscripts -- IV. Constitution of the texts -- Note to the critical Edition -- Appendix I. Fauna and Flora -- Appendix II. Names of Gods, people ans places -- Appendix III. Ritual vocabulary -- Appendix IV. Weights, measures, and currency

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 999-1008) and index.

Summary:

"The Law of Manu is the most authoritative and the best-known legal text of ancient India. Famous for two thousand years 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 which 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."--Jacket.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Text in Sanskrit with English translation.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (x, 1,131 pages).

Local Note:

Available to current Emory students, faculty and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9938093494002486

ISBN:

9780197740033 (electronic bk.)
0197740030 (electronic bk.)