The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c7.11

v1.c7.11

| The Sūtra literature | 227 |
| Gṛihya Sūtras | 228 |
| Oblations to spirits and gods | 229 |
| Rites to avert disaster and disease | 231 |
| Substitution of images of meal for sacrificial animals | 232 |
| Marriage ceremonies | 233 |
| Caste and family | 234 |
| Contents and arrangement of the Gṛihya Sūtras | 236 |
| The life represented is rural, not urban | 237 |
| Minor superstitions | 238 |
| Ārya and Çūdra; Dharma Sūtras | 240 |
| The beginnings of civil and criminal law; inheritance | 243 |
| Duties of the king | 244 |
| Taxes; status of women; ordeals | 247 |
| Legal rates of interest | 248 |
| Religion and philosophy | 248 |
| Relative ages of the Sūtras | 249 |