The Javanese Way of Law

ebook Early Modern Sloka Phenomena · Asian History

By Mason Hoadley

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Traditional 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.
The Javanese Way of Law