Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient legal text
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Manusmriti
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| gptkbp:attributedTo |
gptkb:Titan
|
| gptkbp:chapter |
12
|
| gptkbp:citation |
Sanskrit literature
|
| gptkbp:contains |
rules for penance
rules for inheritance rules for punishment rules for marriage rules for daily rituals rules for social conduct rules for governance rules for caste system rules for duties of Brahmins rules for duties of Kshatriyas rules for duties of Shudras rules for duties of Vaishyas rules for duties of kings rules for duties of men rules for duties of women |
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
misogyny
supporting caste discrimination |
| gptkbp:date |
circa 2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE
|
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1794 (English translation by Sir William Jones)
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Dharmaśāstra
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Laws of Manu
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Hindu_law
Indian society colonial legal codes in India |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Sanskrit
|
| gptkbp:preservedIn |
various manuscripts
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| gptkbp:referencedIn |
gptkb:B._R._Ambedkar
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi Indologists Hindu reformers British colonial administrators Hindu nationalists feminist scholars legal historians Dalit activists |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Hinduism
|
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
gptkb:law
religious studies Indology |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:law
dharma social order |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sacred_Books_of_the_East
gptkb:Patrick_Olivelle_translation |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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