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Marriage and the law in the age of Khubilai Khan : cases from the Yuan dianzhang /

"The Mongol conquest of China in the thirteenth century and Khubilai Khan's founding of the Yuan dynasty brought together under one government people of vastly different languages, religions, and social customs. Chinese law evolved rapidly to accommodate these changes, as reflected in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Birge, Bettine (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Chino
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachesetts : Harvard University Press, 2017
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The historical and social context of the Yuan dianzhang
  • Yuan administration and the legal system
  • Origins, contents, and transmission of the Yuan dianzhang
  • Notes on the translation
  • Sections 1-2 : marriage rites and exchanges; getting married
  • Sections 3-5 : marriage between officials and commoners; marriages of military personnel; divorce
  • Sections 6-8 : when the husband dies; levirate marriage; no levirate marriage
  • Sections 9-12 : secondary wives; marriage between slaves and commoners; marriage of entertainers; marriage during the mourning period.