Buddhist Law in Burma : a History of Dhammasattha Texts and Jurisprudence, 1250-1850 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lammerts, D. Christian (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Burmese Buddhist law > Sources. Law > Burma > Buddhist influences > History > Sources. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration and Translation
CHAPTER 1. Buddhist Law in Burma
PART I. Sources
CHAPTER 2. Before the Law Traces of Dhammasattha in Buddhist Legal and Textual Culture, c. 1250-1600
CHAPTER 3 Dhammavilāsa Legal Text and Cosmology in the Early Seventeenth Century
CHAPTER 4. Manusāra History, Jurisdiction, Authorship
PART II. Revisions and Reasons
CHAPTER 5. Dhammasattha and Its Discontents, 1681-c. 1850
CHAPTER 6. Conclusion Sakka's Thunderbolt
Appendix. Four Dhammasattha Bibliographies (1768-c. 1818)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author