The Law Code Of Viṣṇu: A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation of the Vaiṣṇava-Dharmaśāstra - Couverture rigide

Olivelle, Patrick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9386552884 ISBN 13 : 9789386552884

Editeur : Primus Books, 2018

Synopsis

In this first critical edition of the legal treatise of Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu Smṛti), Olivelle locates the text geographically in Kashmir and dates it to around the seventh century CE based, among other factors, on the iconographic description of Viṣṇu. The text was composed by a scholar who belonged to the Kāṭhaka Branch of the Yajur Veda and who was also an adherent of the Vaiṣṇava Pañcarātra tradition. This is the only legal text that shows a deep
influence of the bhakti tradition. Although the Viṣṇu Smṛti did not have as illustrious a life as the treatises of Manu and Yājñavalkya, we find it cited frequently in medieval legal digests. Indeed, unlike citations from other Dharmaśāstras, medieval authors regularly cite entire sections of this treatise, indicating that they were familiar with a text more or less identical to the one that has come down to us. Consisting of 100 chapters, the text is framed as a conversation between Goddess Earth and Viṣṇu, with Earth requesting the dharma that should govern the lives of those belonging to the four varṇas. Originally published in the Harvard Oriental Series, this Indian edition will hopefully make this important text available to a wider Indian audience of scholars and students.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patrick Olivelle is Professor Emeritus of Sanskrit in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and past President of the American Oriental Society. Author of over 30 books and 50 articles, Olivelle's books have won awards from the American Academy of Religion and the Association of Asian Studies. His major publications include: Yājñavalkya: A Treatise on Dharma (2018), Reader on Dharma: Classical Indian Law (2016), A Sanskrit Dictionary of Law and Statecraft (2015), King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India (2013), Visnu's Code of Law (2009), The Life of the Buddha (2008), Manu's Code of Law (2005), and Upanisads (1996).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Primus Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9386552884
• ISBN 13: 9789386552884
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 604
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