{"product_id":"yajnavalkya-dharmasastra-the-textual-history-of-a-hindu-legal-code-1","title":"Yājñavalkya Dharmaśāstra: The Textual History of a Hindu Legal Code","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olivelle, Critically edited by Patrick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Primus Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-08-2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e The Dharmaśāstra ascribed to yājñavalkya, commonly called yājñavalkya Smith, is a text on religious, Civil, and criminal law and jurisprudence composed around the fourth or fifth century during the reign of the Gupta. It represents the culmination of a thousand-year-old legal tradition. Precision of thought and expression and technical legal terminology distinguish it from its predecessors, such as the early dharmasūtras and the treatise of Manu. Besides the quotidian life of people, the text illuminates major cultural innovations, such as the prominence given to documents in commercial and legal matters, the importance of ordeals in resolving disputes, and the growing importance of yoga in religious practice. The treatise became the most influential legal text in medieval India, and, as interpreted by the twelfth century commentator vijñāneśvara, came to be considered ‘the law of the land’ under British rule. In spite of its recognized importance for the ancient and medieval legal traditions, the Sanskrit text has never before been critically edited. This critical edition, along with the translation published in the murky classical library of India, open to modern readers both the ‘Golden age’ of the Gupta and a central text in the long and distinguished Indian legal tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789390232338\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Primus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50135327342896,"sku":"DRG.ePrimus_9789390232338","price":1197.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/91wlBzSxfZL.jpg?v=1757604292","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/yajnavalkya-dharmasastra-the-textual-history-of-a-hindu-legal-code-1","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}