Manu's code of law

Manu`s code of law, which dates back to about the second century ce, has long been considered the most authoritative work on hindu law, religion, and social mores in his volume is contained the first critical edition of the code, as well as an accurate and eligantly worded translation the code has often been the subject of criticism as it is believed to propagate a negative and unjust attitude towards women and persons of low caste the editor points out that it is important to understand the authentic material and words of the original before taking any position about its social value this majore scholarly work is based on a painstaking and systematic search of original manuscripts the final outcome is the result of the collection of 53 manuscrips and citations by 12 authors, the study of 38 other mauscripts, and a close reading of 9 commentaries this volume is essential reading as well as references material for scholars and students of hinduism, legal history, ancient indian society, hindu and comparataive law, sanskrit, and indian philosophy