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The Golden Yoke: The Legal Cosmology of Buddhist Tibet |
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French, Rebecca Redwood (著)
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| Date | 1995 |
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| Pages | 404 |
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| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
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| Publisher Url |
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/
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| Location | Ithaca, NY, US [伊薩卡, 紐約州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | 藏傳佛教=Tibetan Buddhism; 宇宙觀=Cosmosology |
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| Abstract | The Golden Yoke causes us to rethink American legal culture. The legal cosmology of Buddhist Tibet brings into question both the autonomous framework underlying this system and most of the presumptions we have about the very nature of law, from precedent and res judicata to rule formation and closure. |
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| Table of contents | List of Illustrations ix
Preface xii
Note on Tibetan Translation, Transliteration, and Citation xvii
Introduction 1
PART ONE
THE CONTEXT OF TIBET 19
Chapter 1
A Sketch of Tibet and Its People 21
Excursus: Marriage Patterns 38
Chapter 2
Reading Law Codes as Tibetan History 41
Chapter 3
The Dalai Lamas and Recent History 45
Excursus: Incorporation of Land 53
PART TWO
THE COSMOLOGY OF LAW 55
Introduction 57
Chapter 4
Reality, Karma, and Nonduality 61
Chapter 5
The Cosmos, Time, and the Nature of Conflict 69
Chapter 6
Inner Morality and the Buddha 75
Chapter 7
Myth and Narrative 83
Excursus: More Mythic Stories 95
Chapter 8
Language, Debate, and Magic 99
Chapter 9
Power and Hierarchy 107 Excursus: Land Ownership 118
Chapter 10
Rituals of the Golden Yoke 121
Excursus: Court Costs 127
Chapter 11
Of Oracles, Oaths, and Dice 129
Chapter 12
The Jurisprudence of Truth 137
Chapter 13
Legal Space and Movement 147
Excursus: Writing and Documents 155
Chapter 14
Boundaries, Identities, and Levels 159 Excursus: Inheritance 172
Chapter 15
Legal Symbols and Representations 175
PART THREE
REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE 193 Introduction 195
Chapter 16
The Hail Protector of the Crystal Fortress 197 Excursus: Nomadic Legal Process 204
Chapter 17
A Small Private Estate 205
Excursus: Taxation 215
Chapter 18
A Large Private Estate 219
Excursus: Singing-Counting 229
Chapter 19
The District Court of Kyidong 233
PART FOUR
REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL BUREAUCRACY 247
Introduction 249
Chapter 20
The World of Lhasa 253
Chapter 21
The City Court of Lhasa 269
Chapter 22
The Municipal Office of Lhasa 277
Chapter 23
The High Court of Tibet 291 Excursus: The Ecclesiastical Office 306
PART FIVE
CRIMES AND OFFICIALS 311
Introduction 313
Chapter 24
Crime and Punishment in Tibet 315
Chapter 25
The Life History of Kungola Thubten Sangye 327
Conclusion 341
Notes 349
Bibliography 371
Tibetan Word Index 389
General Index 393
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| ISBN | 0801430844 (hbc); 9780801430848 (hbc) |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: The Golden Yoke: The Legal Cosmology of Buddhist Tibet, by Rebecca Redwood French / de Silva Wijeyeratne, Roshan (評論)
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| Created date | 2000.11.28
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| Modified date | 2024.08.12 |
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