Buddhism and law : an introduction

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The work Buddhism and law : an introduction represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Buddhism and law : an introduction

Title remainder

an introduction

Statement of responsibility

edited by Rebecca Redwood French, Mark A. Nathan

Title variation

Buddhism & Law

Contributor

• Nathan, Mark A., 1969-
• French, Rebecca Redwood
• Nathan, Mark A., 1969-
• French, Rebecca Redwood

Editor

• Nathan, Mark A., 1969-
• French, Rebecca Redwood
• French, Rebecca Redwood
• Nathan, Mark A., 1969-

Subject

• Buddhists -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Asia
• Buddhism and law -- Asia

Language

eng

Summary

As the first comprehensive study of Buddhism and law in Asia, this interdisciplinary volume challenges the concept of Buddhism as an apolitical religion without implications for law. Buddhism and Law draws on the expertise of the foremost scholars in Buddhist studies and in law to trace the legal aspects of the religion from the time of the Buddha to the present. In some cases, Buddhism provided the crucial architecture for legal ideologies and secular law codes, while in other cases it had to contend with a pre-existing legal system, to which it added a new layer of complexity. The wide-ranging studies in this book reveal a diversity of relationships between Buddhist monastic codes and secular legal systems in terms of substantive rules, factoring, and ritual practices. This volume will be an essential resource for all students and teachers in Buddhist studies, law and religion, and comparative law

Cataloging source

UkCbUP

Dewey number

342.508/52943

Index

index present

LC call number

KNC615

LC item number

.B83 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries