Name: A Code of Gentoo Laws; Or, Ordinations of the Pundits: From a Persian Translation, Made From the Original, Written in the Shanscrit Language. Perspectives From the Royal Asiatic Society)
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Author: Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey
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A Code of Gentoo Laws; Or, Ordinations of the Pundits: From a Persian Translation, Made From the Original, Written in the Shanscrit Language. Perspectives From the Royal Asiatic Society)

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Physical Book

Author

Nathaniel Brassey Halhed

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

478

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

29.7 x 21.0 x 2.4 cm

Weight

1.13 kg.

ISBN13

9781108056373

Synopsis "A Code of Gentoo Laws; Or, Ordinations of the Pundits: From a Persian Translation, Made From the Original, Written in the Shanscrit Language. Perspectives From the Royal Asiatic Society) "

In the second half of the eighteenth century, the English philologist Nathaniel Brassey Halhed (1751-1830) was employed in India by the East India Company. There he was asked to translate into English the Hindu legal code, so that the British authorities could better understand native laws. The result was this accomplished work, first published in 1776, which served to correct Western misinterpretations of Hindu law, and to show that it was fully adequate for application in Bengal, and also the most appropriate system, as opposed to Western-style laws, in the region's cultural and religious milieu. In preparing it, Halhed sought advice from experienced native lawyers, who provided verifications of both the Persian version and its Sanskrit original. Accompanied by the translator's preface and a glossary, this extensive code remains of relevance to scholars of Indian law and history.

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