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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461412203321
• Autore: Manu (Lawgiver)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1-280-59429-2; 9786613624123; 0-19-977123-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1142 p.)
• Collana: South Asia research
• Altri autori (Persone): OlivellePatrick; OlivelleSuman
• Disciplina: 294.5/94
• Soggetti: Hindu law; Law - India; Law - India - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; 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; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; 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 EditionIII. Genealogy of Manuscripts; IV.Constitution of the Texts; Note on the Critical Edition; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Notes to the Critical Edition; Appendices; Appendix I: Fauna and Flora; Appendix II: Names of Gods, People, and Places; Appendix III: Ritual Vocabulary; Appendix IV: Weights, Measures, and Currency; Bibliography; ; Dharmaśāstric Parallels; Pāda Index; Index to the Translation; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; WY
• Sommario/riassunto: 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