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The Javanese Way of Law - Early Modern Sloka Phenomena (Hardcover, 0)
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The Javanese Way of Law - Early Modern Sloka Phenomena (Hardcover, 0)
Series: Asian History
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The author's investigation of early-modern Javanese law reveals
that judicial authority does not come from the contents of legal
titles or juridical texts, but from legal maxims and variations
thereof. A century and a half ago Simon Keyzer, a recognized
scholar of Javanese law, noted that understanding of that law is
dependent upon a grasp of such pithy expressions, which provide the
key to the whole body of suits. (Preface, C.F. Winter, Javaansche
Zamenspraken, 1858, which examines hundreds of sloka, the majority
of which are directed to prevailing legal practice). Drawing upon
the contents of 18th century Javanese legal texts, the present work
builds upon Keyzer's and Winter's references to 'sloka-phenomena',
namely sloka proper (maxims) and its derivatives sinalokan (that
made of sloka), aksara here meaning legal principles, and prakara
(matter, case). These are usually conveyed in vignettes
illustrating their function and as a group, constitute the essence
of traditional Javanese written law.
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