Ceekr Open in the Ceekr app
Ceekr
Scriptures and Sciences
Books & Periodicals
Subrajyoti Duarah

Manu's Code of Law: A Critical Edition and Translation of the Manava-Dharmasastra by Olivelle

amazon.in

Indian and Hindu Texts

Publisher: Oxford University Press (12 July 2010)
ISBN: 978-0195171464
Paperback / Hardcover: 1142 pages
About: 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 editions of Sanskrit texts and to use those unreliable editions as the basis for constructing the history of classical India...

Comments