Imagined Manuvād: The Dharmaśāstras and Their InterpretersThis book makes a very significant contribution to the study of the Dharmasastras. The texts belonging to the Dharmasastric tradition - both sutra and smrti - have been studied and evaluated with deep sensitivity and critical acumen. The historical context in which the Sutras and Smrti works were compiled, and the role these works played in the socio-cultural life of the Hindus have been highlighted with great clarity. |
Contents
Defining Law | 1 |
Dharma as Universal Ideals | 38 |
The Propounders of Dharma | 73 |
Copyright | |
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