Women's Rights and Law Codes in Early India, 600 BCE-570 ACE

ISBN-13: 9780367496920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 194 str.

Sita Anantha Raman

Opis

This book looks at the first eight Sanskrit law codes written in India, between 600 BCE-570 ACE. It focuses on the legal, religious and ethical customs which were codified in this period and their impact on the social and political life of women.

Spis treści

Introduction: Sanskrit Law Codes and the Royal State. Part I: Historical Prelude 1. Antecedents and Preview 2. Early Vedic Era Part II: Later Vedic Era and Dharma Sūtras 3. Vedic Scriptures, Janapadas, and Women 4. Jaina and Buddhist Canon, States, and Women 5. Dharma Sūtras Part III: Mauryan-Classical Era: Arthaśāstra and Manu Smŗiti 6. Mauryan Empire and Arthaśāstra 7. Early Classical Era 8. Arthaśāstra and Manu Smŗiti Part IV: Later Classical Era: Yājňavalkya Smŗiti and Nārada Smŗiti 9. Pre-Guptan and Guptan Monarchs 10. Yājňavalkya Smŗiti and Nārada Smŗiti. Index.