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ISBN 10: 0140445404 ISBN 13: 9780140445404
Editorial: Penguin Classics, 1992

Sinopsis

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 English in 1794, its influence spread from Nietzsche to the British Raj, and although often misinterpreted, it remains an essential work for understanding India today.

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Wendy Doniger is the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, where she is also a professor of South Asian languages and civilizations. Her translations for Penguin Classics include The Laws of Manu and Hindu Myths.

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Editorial
Penguin Classics
Año de publicación
1992
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0140445404
ISBN 13 
9780140445404
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
448
Editor
Smith Brian, Doniger Wendy
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The Random House Group Limited
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