Marriage and the Law in the Age of Khubilai Khan : : Cases from the ‹i›Yuan dianzhang‹/i› / / Bettine Birge.
These thirteenth-century legal cases from the classic compendium Yuan dianzhang reveal the complex, contradictory inner workings of the Mongol-Yuan legal system, as seen through the prism of divorce, adultery, rape, wife-selling, and other marital disputes. Bettine Birge offers a meticulously annota...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) :; 5 halftones, 4 maps, 6 charts |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps, Figures, and Charts -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Historical and Social Context of the Yuan dianzhang -- 2. Yuan Administration and the Legal System -- 3. Origins, Contents, and Transmission of the Yuan dianzhang -- 4. Notes on the Translation -- 5. Sections 1-2: Marriage Rites and Exchanges; Getting Married -- 6. Sections 3-5: Marriage between Officials and Commoners; Marriages of Military Personnel; Divorce -- 7. Sections 6-8: When the Husband Dies; Levirate Marriage; 208 No Levirate Marriage -- 8. Sections 9-12: Secondary Wives; Marriage between Slaves and Commoners; Marriage of Entertainers; Marriage during the Mourning Period -- Appendix A. Translation of Title Page of the Yuan dianzhang -- Appendix B. Marriage Cases from Chapter 18 of the Yuan dianzhang in Chronological Order -- Appendix C. Marriage Cases from Chapter 18 of the Yuan dianzhang with Dates -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | These thirteenth-century legal cases from the classic compendium Yuan dianzhang reveal the complex, contradictory inner workings of the Mongol-Yuan legal system, as seen through the prism of divorce, adultery, rape, wife-selling, and other marital disputes. Bettine Birge offers a meticulously annotated translation and analysis. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674978164 9783110649826 9783110540550 9783110625264 9783110547764 9783110543315 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674978164 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Bettine Birge. |