num_pages: 368
description: The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and the best-known legal text of ancient India. Famous for fifteen centuries it still generates controversy, with Manu's verses being cited in support of the oppression of women and members of the lower castes. A seminal Hindu text, the Law Codeis important for its classic description of so many social institutions that have come to be identified with Indian society. It deals with the relationships between social and ethnic groups, between men and women, the organization of the state and the judicial system, reincarnation, the workings ofkarma, and all aspects of the law.Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text, and it incorporates the most recent scholarship on ancient Indian history, law, society, and religion.
language: English
title: The Law Code of Manu
titlecomplete: The Law Code of Manu (Oxford World's Classics)
genres: History, Classics, Law, India, Ancient, Philosophy, Religion, Hinduism, Spirituality, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 251
publisher: Oxford University Press