The law code of Manu /

Manu (Lawgiver)

The law code of Manu / a new translation based on the critical edition by Patrick Olivelle. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2004. - xlix, 316 p. ; 20 cm. - Oxford World's Classics . - Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) .

Translation of: Manavadharmaśsastra.

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

Introduction--- The early legal tradition--- Author and date--- Narrative structure and composition--- The structure of the treatise--- The context of the treatise--- The nature and purpose of the treatise--- The socio-political baskground--- Note on the translation--- Guide to the pronunciation of Sanskrit words--- The law code of Manu.


Translated from the Sanskrit.

0192802712

2004271886

GBA3-T7841


Law--India--Early works to 1800.
Law, Ancient--Early works to 1800.

KNS 127.3 / M294l 2004

340.5/34