The Laws of Manu

Name: The Laws of Manu
Author: Anonymous
ISBN: 9781911065296

Author: Anonymous
Read by: James Harrington
Language: English
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes
ISBN: 9781911065296
Published: 3 June 2024
Imprint: Adelphi Press

Hinduism
Hindu
philosophy
manuscript
India

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Manusmriti, heard as The Laws of Manu, lays out dharma in usable order: life stages, household and personal conduct, varna duties, and the obligations of kings. It is a classical Hindu legal and ethical code, and it remains a practical guide to how ancient Indian thought organised sacred and social life. Useful listening for anyone tracing law, ethics, and kingship in that tradition.

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Works on this list whose writer is not named, or was never meant to be. Anonymous is a crowded room: scripture, folklore, and books that travelled without a signature.

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Ebook · English · Adelphi Press9781787363236