Old Javanese legal traditions in pre-colonial Bali

Law codes with their origins in Indic-influenced Old Javanese systems of knowledge comprise an important genre in the Balinese textual record. Written in Kawi—a term encompassing Old Javanese, Middle Javanese and High Balinese—the legal corpus forms a complex and overlapping web of indigenous legal...

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Main Author: Helen Creese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 2009-10-01
Series:Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
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Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/btlv/article/view/3652