Cuilan Liu

Buddhism in Court

Religion, Law, and Jurisdiction in China

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Produktbeschreibung

Buddhism in Court is the first English language study of the legal interaction between Buddhism and the state in China. It uncovers a long-overlooked Buddhist campaign for clerical legal privileges that aimed to make ordained Buddhist monks and nuns immune from facing trials and punishment in the state court.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 130mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780197663332
• ISBN-10: 0197663338
• Artikelnr.: 69191345

Autorenporträt

Cuilan Liu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on the intersection of Buddhism and the Law in China, Tibet, and India.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Indian Origins
1. Litigation Ban
2. The Adulterous Wife's Sanctuary
3. Buddhist Killers at Large
4. Withered Orchid and Dead Ox
Part II: In the Chinese Courtroom
5. Hybrid Courts, Hybrid Laws
6. A Fallen Abbot
7. Dead Monks, Living Heirs
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index