Yajnavalkya: a treatise on dharma

A Treatise on Dharma, written in the fourth or fifth century, is the finest example of the genre of dharmaśāstra--texts on religious, civil, and criminal law and the duties of rulers--that informed Indian life for a thousand years. It illuminates major cultural innovations, such as the prominence of...

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Published in:Murty Classical Library of India
Main Author: Yājñavalkya ca. 1. Jh. (Author)
Contributors: Olivelle, Patrick 1942- (Editor, Translator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England Harvard University Press 2019
In: Murty Classical Library of India (20)
Year: 2019
Series/Journal:Murty Classical Library of India 20
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Yājñavalkya-smṛti
B Hinduism / Dharma / Law
IxTheo Classification:BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
Further subjects:B Commentary
B Inheritance and succession (Hindu law) Early works to 1800
B Hindu Law Early works to 1800
B Spring