| Description |
1 online resources : illustrations, maps, charts |
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text file PDF |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps, Figures, and Charts -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1. The Age of Khubilai Khan and the Yuan dianzhang -- 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 -- Part 2. Chapter 18, "Marriage," from the Yuan dianzhang. An Annotated 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 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-308) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Yuan dian zhang.
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Yuan dian zhang. |
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Yuan dian zhang. |
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Marriage law -- China -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
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Marriage law. |
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China. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Marriage law -- China -- Cases -- Early works to 1800.
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| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
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China -- History -- Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China. |
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Yuan Dynasty (China) |
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Electronic books.
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Early works.
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History.
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Subject |
Marriage law. |
| ISBN |
0674978161 |
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9780674975514 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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0674975510 |
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9780674978164 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
10.4159/9780674978164 |
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