{"product_id":"from-fire-to-light-rereading-the-manusmriti","title":"From Fire To Light: Rereading the Manusmriti","description":"\u003cp\u003e'To write on the \u003cem\u003eManusmriti\u003c\/em\u003e is to play with fire! This statement is not merely metaphorical; the \u003cem\u003eManusmriti\u003c\/em\u003e has a history of being literally torched. But where there is fire, there is also the possibility of light.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy yet another book on the \u003cem\u003eManusmriti\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFrom Fire to Light\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed academic Arvind Sharma argues that the present understanding of the \u003cem\u003eManusmriti\u003c\/em\u003e - regarded as a text designed by the higher castes, especially brahmanas, to oppress the lower castes and women - only tells one side of the story. As he demonstrates, this perception, when examined against textual, commentarial and historical evidence, is limited to the point of being misleading (and sometimes downright wrong).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProviding an alternative reading of the \u003cem\u003eManusmriti\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrom Fire to Light\u003c\/em\u003e accepts some of the conclusions associated with the existing interpretation but presents them in a new light, mitigating and at times contradicting some of its other features. In taking the plural character of the Hindu tradition and the \u003cem\u003eManusmriti\u003c\/em\u003e'shistorical context more deeply into account, it brings about a paradigm shift in our understanding of this ancient text. The \u003cem\u003eManusmriti\u003c\/em\u003e emerges as an attempt at social engineering, but of a rather different kind than imagined till now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"EBook","offer_id":47170831843538,"sku":"fdccdae8-2b75-307d-9db9-63b1e32887a7","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indigo-pre-prod.myshopify.com\/products\/from-fire-to-light-rereading-the-manusmriti","provider":"Indigo Pre-Prod","version":"1.0","type":"link"}