[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v7.c90.5 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.5 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.5 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c90.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.5) In the present section it is proposed to trace the great transformation that took place in the ideas, ideals and practices of the ancient Indian people owing to the influence of the Purāṇas in the first few centuries of the Christian era. - [Previous: v7.c90.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.4) - [Next: v7.c90.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.6) - [Up: v7.c90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.5) · Pramāṇa