The Javanese way of law : early modern sloka phenomena / Mason C. Hoadley.

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]

©2019

275 pages ; 25 cm.

Asian history.

"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).00Drawing 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"--Back cover.

"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).00Drawing 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"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index.

KNW192 .H63 2019

English

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