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The Laws of Manu

By Wendy Doniger (Translator), Brian K. Smith (Translator), Wendy Doniger (Introduction), Brian K. Smith (Introduction), Wendy Doniger (Noted by), Brian K. Smith (Noted by)
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By Wendy Doniger (Translator), Brian K. Smith (Translator), Wendy Doniger (Introduction), Brian K. Smith (Introduction), Wendy Doniger (Noted by), Brian K. Smith (Noted by)
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The Laws of Manu form a towering work of Hindu philosophy. Composed by many Brahmin priests, this is an extraordinary, encyclopaedic representation of human life in the world, and how it should be lived. Manu encompasses topics as wide-ranging as the social obligations and duties of the various castes, the proper way for a righteous king to rule and to punish transgressors, relations between men and women, birth, death, taxes, karma, rebirth and ritual practices. First translated into Engli...

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