[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.c90.89 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.89 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.89 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c90.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.89) The Purāṇas may be classified into several categories, viz. (1) encyclopaedic like the Agni, Garuḍa and Nāradīya, (2) those mainly dealing with tīrthas such as Padma, Skanda and Bhaviṣya, (3) sectarian, such as Liṅga, Vāmana, Mārkaṇḍeya, (4) Historical such as Vāyu and Brahmāṇḍa The Vāyu, Brahmāṇḍa, Matsya and Viṣṇu are probably the oldest among extant Purāṇas, though they too have received substantial additions from time to time. - [Previous: v7.c90.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.88) - [Next: v7.c90.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.90) - [Up: v7.c90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90) ## Cites (13) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Bhaviṣyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhavisya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Nāradapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.narada) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Liṅgapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.linga) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāmanapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vamana) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Skandapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c90.89) · Pramāṇa