CARVALHO, José de Vasconcellos Guedes de Leis de Manú, Primeiro legislador da India: comprehendendo o officio dos juizes; deveres da classe commerciante e servil: leis civís e criminaes; vertidas em portuguez do original francez - Les livres sacrés de l’Orient - de Mr. G. Pauthier. Nova Goa Imprensa Nacional 1859
8vo. vi, 108 pp. Rexine.
The Hindu laws of Manu are still held in the highest reverence by the orthodox followers of Brahminism. Dating possibly from 500 B.C., they are a compendium of ancient sacred laws and customs, based on custom and precedent and the teachings of the Veda. The work is a translation of the 8th and 9th sections, covering the administration of justice in civil and criminal law, and the responsibilities and obligations of the commercial and servant classes in India. In the preface the author states that proceeds of the publication were to aid the victims of the yellow fever epidemic which had struck Lisbon two years previously. Pp. 89-108 contain the list of subscribers. Pp. discoloured due to the quality of the paper. Innocêncio XIII, 235. Ávila Perez 7875, “rara.” Sousa de Câmara Cat., 3156, “rara”. Not in Scholberg, Bibliography of Goa & the Portuguese in India. Welsh 4716.
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