Author: Banerjee, Nikunja Vihari
Title: Studies in the Dharmasastra of Manu
Description: New Delhi, Munshiram Manoharlal, (1980). orig.cloth. 22x14cm, vii, 117 pp. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: Brief Outlines of the History of Dharmasastras; Historical Questions Concerning Manusmriti; The Contents of Manusmriti; Manu's Conception of Society; Structure & Function of Society: Hierarchical Organization of Society; The Primary Duties of the Castes; The Secondary Duties of the Castes; The Duties of the Brahmacari; The Institution of Marriage; Manu's View of the Position of Women in Society; Mixed Marriages & Mixed Castes; The Duties of the Householder; The King & his Duties; Diplomacy; Law & the Dispensation of Justice; The Law of Inheritance; Towards an Individual Self-Culture: Impurities (Asaucha) & their Removal; Sacraments; Penance (Prayascitta); The Hermit & the Ascetic; Liberation.

Keywords: Ancient India, Manu, Sanskrit Philology, Historical, Hindu Sociology, Caste Castes, Law Legal History, Hinduism, Religion