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