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Tsumi-- offence and retribution in early Japan /

"Covering the period from before the emergence of the first political units through to the formation of the Japanese ritsuryo state in the eighth century, this book offers a ground-breaking scholarly diachronic analysis of tsumi (offence and retribution) from a politico-historical perspective.&...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Yoko, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 okimi to tenno
  • 6. Tsumi under the early ritsuryo state
  • 7. Conclusion: the resolution of tsumi.