What Is The Primary Source Of The Laws Of Manu

The primary source (The Laws of Manu) and the secondary source (the documentary), have many key differences. Three key differences between the primary source and the secondary: the intended audience for each source, the purpose of each source, and what is covered in each source. The documentary, Legacy- The Origins of Civilization- India, the Empire of Spirit first aired in 1991 and is narrated by English historian Michael Wood. The documentary, examined the origins of Indian civilization along with the history of migrations and invasions of peoples and ideas that ended up creating India. Throughout the documentary Wood attempts to exemplify India’s “wealth of spirituality", hence the subtitle India The Empire of Spirit. The documentary as a whole was

However, Wood takes an extreme bias in forcing readers to see India as some great spiritual nation which put emphasis on non-violence, renunciation, the inner-life, and the female principle. Although some of what he examined was true, a lot of it was him being repetitive and giving a romantic account of the history of Indian civilization. When comparing the primary source (The Laws of Manu) to the secondary source (the documentary), three key differences can pointed out. First, the intended audience of each source. For the Laws of Manu, the intended audience were Brahmin priests who were the spiritual leaders in ancient Indian society. These priests were of the few members in ancient Indian society who were literate in Sanskrit, the language which the Laws of Manu were written in. As for the documentary, the intended audience is anyone who is interested in learning about the origins of ancient Indian civilization. The