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• Winner of le Prix Colette Caillat 2017

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A Dharma Reader is an outstanding and innovative work, from the world's leading authority on the history of Indian Dharma. -- Dominik Wujastyk, University of Alberta Olivelle's A Dharma Reader is peerless because it presents more than just basic texts in the tradition. It provides nuance and depth that reveal the sophistication and cogency of India's intellectual history in ways that no previous work has done. -- Donald R. Davis, University of Texas at Austin

A Dharma Reader is an outstanding and innovative work, from the world's leading authority on the history of Indian Dharma. -- Dominik Wujastyk, University of Alberta Olivelle's A Dharma Reader is peerless because it presents more than just basic texts in the tradition. It provides nuance and depth that reveal the sophistication and cogency of India's intellectual history in ways that no previous work has done. -- Donald R. Davis, University of Texas at Austin For students of Indian law, religion, ethics, politics, and social propriety, the matter of dharma is everywhere. Now, at last, one does not have to go everywhere to ascertain its many meanings or intricate textures of its theorization over time. This volume is a massive contribution to the field, a field where Patrick Olivelle's reputation is no less massive. -- Jack Hawley, Barnard College, Columbia University

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Patrick Olivelle is professor emeritus of Sanskrit and Indian religions at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India (2013); Visnu's Code of Law: A Critical Edition and Translation of the Vaisnava Dharmasastra (2009); Dharma: Studies in Its Semantic, Cultural, and Religious History (2009); Manu's Code of Law: A Critical Edition and Translation of the Manava-Dharmasastra (2005); and Dharmasutras: The Law Codes of Ancient India (1999).

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