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• The Laws of Manu —     The Laws of Manu     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Laws of Manu      The Laws of Manu is the English designation commonly applied to the Manava Dharma sastra , a metrical Sanskrit compendium of ancient sacred laws and customs held in the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Manu Smriti — The Manu Smriti (Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति) is a work of Hindu law and ancient Indian society. It is also known as the Laws of Manu. It is one of the nineteen [For nineteen Dharmashastras, see: Avari, p. 142.] Dharmasastra, which are part of the Smriti …   Wikipedia

• Manu —   [Sanskrit »Mensch«, zu man »denken«], in der indischen Mythologie der Stammvater der Menschheit und ihr Gesetzgeber. Danach ist von 14 aufeinander folgenden Manu der siebente, Vaivasvata, der Manu unseres Zeitalters, der nach der Sintflut, aus… …   Universal-Lexikon

• The Antichrist (book) — The Antichrist   Cover of the 2005 Cosimo edition …   Wikipedia

• Laws of Manu — (c. 200)    The Laws of Manu is a seminal text in Indian social history. It gives greatest attention to the social obligations of BRAHMINS, whose supremacy in the social order is assumed, but it also outlines the obligations of rulers and other… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Manu Smriti — Die Manusmriti (Sanskrit, f., मनुस्मृति, manusmṛti, Gesetzbuch des Manu, auch bekannt unter dem Namen mānavadharmashāstra) ist ein indischer Text, dessen Titel mit „Gesetzbuch des Manu“ wiedergegeben wird. Dieser Text gehört zu den Dharmasutras… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Manu (Hinduism) — For other uses, see Manu (disambiguation). In various Hindu traditions, Manu is a title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, and also the very first brahman king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from the universal flood. He was absolutely… …   Wikipedia

• Manu — Contents 1 Geography 2 People 3 Religion 4 Other …   Wikipedia

• The Temple of Dawn — Infobox Book name = The Temple of Dawn title orig = Akatsuki no Tera 暁の寺 translator = E. Dale Saunders Cecilia Segawa Seigle author = Yukio Mishima cover artist = country = Japan language = Japanese series = The Sea of Fertility genre = Novel… …   Wikipedia

• Manu — noun Etymology: Sanskrit Date: 1839 the progenitor of the human race and giver of the religious laws of Manu according to Hindu mythology …   New Collegiate Dictionary