Ce livre présente les lois fondamentales de l'hindouisme, recueillies dans le Manavadharmashastra, un texte sacré de la religion hindoue. Il aborde des sujets tels que les devoirs des castes, les punitions pour les infractions et les rituels religieux. Les lois de Manou sont un témoignage important de la culture et de la religion de l'Inde ancienne et demeurent aujourd'hui une référence pour les milieux académiques. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.