Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-233) and index.
Contents
Introduction : religion and Chinese legal cosmology -- Early Ming legal cosmology : embodying heavenly principle and human sentiment -- The Great Ming Code and the world of spirits : regulating rituals in communicating with deities -- The Great Ming Code and the human realm : creating boundaries for the Ming empire -- The Great Ming Code and officialdom : rectifying mediating representatives -- Conclusion : manifesting the mandate of heaven.
