Women’s Rights and Law Codes in Early India, 600 BCE–570 ACE (Paperback)

Introduction: Sanskrit Law Codes and the Royal State. Part I: Historical Prelude 1. Antecedents and Preview 2. Early Vedic Era Part II: Later Vedic Era and Dharma S?tras 3. Vedic Scriptures, Janapadas, and Women 4. Jaina and Buddhist Canon, States,and Women 5. Dharma S?tras Part III: Mauryan-Classical Era: Artha??stra and Manu Sm?iti 6. Mauryan Empire and Artha??stra 7. Early Classical Era 8. Artha??stra and Manu Sm?itiPart IV: Later Classical Era: Y?j?avalkya Sm?iti and N?rada Sm?iti 9. Pre-Guptan and Guptan Monarchs 10. Y?j?avalkya Sm?iti and N?rada Sm?iti. Index.