{"product_id":"9789462989337-javanese-way-of-law","title":"The Javanese Way of Law","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly Modern Sloka Phenomena\u003cbr\u003eTraditional Javanese law of the pre- and early-colonial period does not draw upon the contents of recognized texts, but -- as preserved and often explained in those texts -- on maxims (sloka\/saloka) containing the essence of law expressed in pithy, easily remembered phrases, many of which live on as modern Javanese proverbs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. (\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e, C.F. Winter, \u003ci\u003eJavaansche Zamenspraken\u003c\/i\u003e, 1858, which examines hundreds of \u003ci\u003esloka\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 '\u003ci\u003esloka\u003c\/i\u003e-phenomena', namely \u003ci\u003esloka\u003c\/i\u003e proper (maxims) and its derivatives \u003ci\u003esinalokan\u003c\/i\u003e (that made of \u003ci\u003esloka\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eaksara\u003c\/i\u003e here meaning legal principles, and \u003ci\u003eprakara\u003c\/i\u003e (matter, case). These are usually conveyed in vignettes illustrating their function and as a group, constitute the essence of traditional Javanese written law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40828214607969,"sku":"9789462989337","price":161.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36465428.jpg?v=1760341415","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789462989337-javanese-way-of-law","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}