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The Manusmṛti (Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many Dharmaśāstras of Hinduism. The Manusmriti (also known as Manava Dharma-shastra) is an ancient Sanskrit text that outlines the social, moral, and legal duties of Hindus. Composed roughly two thousand years ago, it lays down detailed rules about duty, caste, kingship, and family life. Among its most debated prescriptions are those concerning women. ''The text presents women as beings who must remain under male guardianship at every stage of life, whose virtue must be guarded, and whose conduct is tied directly to the stability of the entire social order.'' Understanding these prescriptions is essential for any student of political thought, because they reveal how a religious-legal code steeped in manusmriti ideological beliefs are used to organize power, labor, and gender within a hierarchical society without western value systems that protect personal liberties granted to women and girls.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusmriti wiki]</ref>

The Manusmṛti (Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many Dharmaśāstras of Hinduism. The Manusmriti (also known as Manava Dharma-shastra) is an ancient Sanskrit text that outlines the social, moral, and legal duties of Hindus. Composed roughly two thousand years ago, it lays down detailed rules about duty, caste, kingship, and family life. Among its most debated prescriptions are those concerning women. ''The text presents women as beings who must remain under male guardianship at every stage of life, whose virtue must be guarded, and whose conduct is tied directly to the stability of the entire social order.'' Understanding these prescriptions is essential for any student of political thought, because they reveal how a religious-legal code steeped in manusmriti ideological beliefs are used to organize power, labor, and gender within a hierarchical society without western value systems that protect personal liberties granted to women and girls. See [[Misogyny]]. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusmriti wiki]</ref>

==Controversies==

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	The Manusmṛti (Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many Dharmaśāstras of Hinduism. The Manusmriti (also known as Manava Dharma-shastra) is an ancient Sanskrit text that outlines the social, moral, and legal duties of Hindus. Composed roughly two thousand years ago, it lays down detailed rules about duty, caste, kingship, and family life. Among its most debated prescriptions are those concerning women. ''The text presents women as beings who must remain under male guardianship at every stage of life, whose virtue must be guarded, and whose conduct is tied directly to the stability of the entire social order.'' Understanding these prescriptions is essential for any student of political thought, because they reveal how a religious-legal code steeped in manusmriti ideological beliefs are used to organize power, labor, and gender within a hierarchical society without western value systems that protect personal liberties granted to women and girls.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusmriti wiki]</ref>		The Manusmṛti (Sanskrit: मनुस्मृति), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many Dharmaśāstras of Hinduism. The Manusmriti (also known as Manava Dharma-shastra) is an ancient Sanskrit text that outlines the social, moral, and legal duties of Hindus. Composed roughly two thousand years ago, it lays down detailed rules about duty, caste, kingship, and family life. Among its most debated prescriptions are those concerning women. ''The text presents women as beings who must remain under male guardianship at every stage of life, whose virtue must be guarded, and whose conduct is tied directly to the stability of the entire social order.'' Understanding these prescriptions is essential for any student of political thought, because they reveal how a religious-legal code steeped in manusmriti ideological beliefs are used to organize power, labor, and gender within a hierarchical society without western value systems that protect personal liberties granted to women and girls. See [[Misogyny]]. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusmriti wiki]</ref>

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