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The laws of manu

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London Penguin Books 1991Description: 362p LxxviiiISBN:
  • 9780140445404
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.090000 DON-2
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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BOOKs National Law School Mansfield Section 340.09 DON-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan 32612

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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