The laws of Manu : with an introduction and notes translated by Wendy Doniger

By:

Manu

Contributor(s):

Brian K. Smith

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: USA Penguin Books 1991Description: 362ISBN:

9780140445404

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

294.592 M3191 L 22942

Contents:

Introduction -- Part I: The history of the text. The importance of The laws of Manu ; The history of the text in Europe : the British and Nietzsche ; The Vedic background : food and eaters ; The revaluation of all values : violence and vegetarianism ; The authority of the Veda in Manu -- Part II: The structure and meaning of the text. The coherence of Manu ; Law in extremity ; Contradictions in Manu ; 'Between the idea/and the reality' -- Part III: The translation. Why Bühler is not good enough ; The continuous narrative ; Translating against the conimentaries ; The text and the critical apparatus -- The laws of Manu.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Chinmaya International Foundation General Stacks	General	294.592 M3191 L 22942 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	22942

Introduction --
Part I: The history of the text. The importance of The laws of Manu ; The history of the text in Europe : the British and Nietzsche ; The Vedic background : food and eaters ; The revaluation of all values : violence and vegetarianism ; The authority of the Veda in Manu --
Part II: The structure and meaning of the text. The coherence of Manu ; Law in extremity ; Contradictions in Manu ; 'Between the idea/and the reality' --
Part III: The translation. Why Bühler is not good enough ; The continuous narrative ; Translating against the conimentaries ; The text and the critical apparatus --
The laws of Manu.

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