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020			_a9780199555338
082			_a340.534 P2751 L _b109186
100			_a Patrick Olivelle
245			_aThe Law Code of Manu
260			_aNew York _b OUP _c2009
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500			_aThe Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and the best-known legal text of ancient India. Famous for two thousand years 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 Code is 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 of karma, and all aspects of the law.
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