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Buddhism in court : religion, law, and jurisdiction in China / Cuilan Liu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liu, Cuilan, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminals--India.
- Criminals.
- Criminals--China.
- Crime--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
- Crime.
- Justice, Administration of--China.
- Justice, Administration of.
- Justice, Administration of--India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- 'Buddhism in Court' is an English language study of the legal interaction between Buddhism and the state in China. It uncovers a long-overlooked Buddhist campaign for clerical legal privileges that aimed to make ordained Buddhist monks and nuns immune from facing trials and punishment in the state court.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Indian Origins: 1. Litigation Ban
- 2. The Adulterous Wife's Sanctuary
- 3. Buddhist Killers at Large
- 4. Withered Orchid and Dead Ox
- Part II. In the Chinese Courtroom: 5. Hybrid Courts, Hybrid Laws
- 6. A Fallen Abbot
- 7. Dead Monks, Living Heirs
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2024.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on December 11, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-766336-2
- 0-19-766334-6
- 9780197663349
- OCLC:
- 1413441151
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