TY - BOOK AU - Jiang,Yonglin ED - Project Muse. TI - The Mandate of Heaven and The Great Ming Code / T2 - Asian law series SN - 9780295990651 AV - KNN33 .J53 2011 U1 - 349.51 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Seattle PB - University of Washington Press KW - Ming lü KW - Religion and law KW - China KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Sources KW - Law KW - Politics and government KW - 1368-1644 KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-233) and index; Introduction : religion and Chinese legal cosmology -- Early Ming legal cosmology : embodying heavenly principle and human sentiment -- The Great Ming Code and the world of spirits : regulating rituals in communicating with deities -- The Great Ming Code and the human realm : creating boundaries for the Ming empire -- The Great Ming Code and officialdom : rectifying mediating representatives -- Conclusion : manifesting the mandate of heaven; Open Access UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/852/ ER -