Whether defined by family, lineage, caste, professional or religious association, village, or region, India's diverse groups did settle on a concept of law in c

An edited collection on the history of law and legal texts in the Hindu traditions.

Through pointed studies of important aspects and topics of dharma in Dharmaśāstra, this comprehensive collection shows that the history of Hinduism cannot be

Manu's Code of Law is one of the most important texts in the Sanskrit canon, indeed one of the most important surviving texts from any classical civilization. I