| Brahmanical Theories of the Gift: A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation of the Dānakānda of the Krtyakalpataru Contributor(s): Brick, David (Editor), Brick, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674088484 ISBN-13: 9780674088481 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 895 |
| Series: Harvard Oriental |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.8" W x 10.1" (3.25 lbs) 765 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume constitutes the first critical edition and translation into any modern language of a dānanibandha, a classical Hindu legal digest devoted to the culturally and religiously important topic of gifting. Specifically, it is a critical edition--based upon all identifiable manuscripts--and complete, annotated translation of the Dānakānda ("Book on Gifting"), the fifth section of the encyclopedic Krtyakalpataru (c. 1114-1154) of Laksmīdhara and the earliest extant dānanibandha. David Brick has included an extensive historical introduction to the text and its subject matter. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brick, David: - David Brick is Senior Lecturer in the South Asian Studies Council at Yale University. |