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Manu's code of law : a critical edition and translation of the Manava-Dharmasastra /
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 t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Sanskrit |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 1131 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 999-1008) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199771233 0199771235 1280594292 9781280594298 9786613624123 6613624128 |