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A Treatise on Dharma

Yajnavalkya

Edited and translated by Patrick Olivelle

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$35.00 • £29.95 • €31.95

ISBN 9780674277069

Publication Date: 01/14/2019

432 pages

5-1/4 x 8 inches

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Introduction
- Authorship, Provenance, and Date
- Sources
- Structure and Composition
- Innovations of Yajnavalkya
- Yajnavalkya’s Dharma
- Textual History
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
Note on the Text
A Treatise on Dharma (Yājñavalkya Dharmaśāstra (YDh))
- 1. Proper Conduct
- 2. Legal Procedure
- 3. Expiation
Abbreviations
Notes to the Text
Notes to the Translation
Glossary
Bibliography
Concordance of Verses
Index

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