A PERSPECITVE ON ANCIENT BRAHMANIC LAW
In the following space I will endeavour to gain a perspective on law in ancient Brahmanic tradition, based mainly on the great work on dharma bearing the name of Manu. By a perspective, I decidedly mean"a mere" perspective. To profess to write on a text as great as Manusmrti in any other w...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1997
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 1997, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 430-440 |
Further subjects: | B
Manusmrti
B Ancient Law B Brahmana B Cosmology B Dharma B Smrti B Brahmanic Law B Sruti B Dharma-sastra |
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Summary: | In the following space I will endeavour to gain a perspective on law in ancient Brahmanic tradition, based mainly on the great work on dharma bearing the name of Manu. By a perspective, I decidedly mean"a mere" perspective. To profess to write on a text as great as Manusmrti in any other way would be unpardonable audacity. The purpose of writing this is to share my understanding of the matter withthe readers, subject indeed, to being taught better by those who know better. |
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ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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