Format:
Online-Ressource (241 p)
ISBN:
9780700717088
Content:
Covering the period from before the emergence of the first political units until the formation of the Japanese ritsuryo state in the eighth century, this book offers an analysis of tsumi from a politico-historical perspective
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Tsumi - Offence and Retribution in Early Japan; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Conventions; 1 Introduction; 2 Developments in the political structure of early Japanese society; 3 The earliest forms of tsumi: kunitsutsumi and amatsutsumi; 4 Tsumi during the development of kingship; 5 Tsumi during the transformation from ōkimi to tennō; 6 Tsumi under the early ritsuryō state; 7 Conclusion: the resolution of tsumi; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781136874222
Additional Edition:
Print version Tsumi - Offence and Retribution in Early Japan
Language:
English
Keywords:
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