Essays on Edicts

The European society is affecting the world, even from the past. They are involved in most of the historical revolutionary changes. European civilizations became the first nations which still exist in the modern times. They have begun conquests in the areas of Science, Politics and even Religion before the 16th century. The belief in theories and postulates created by the laws of Science and the religious beliefs established by the church is considered a dichotomy nowadays. However, the political powers that rule Europe go hand in hand with religious orders. These conflicts resulted in revolutionary changes and it developed ...

The general understanding of a radical is that they seek change in some form, be it good or bad. An extremist exists outside of society, standing on their own or with like-minded individuals that see themselves apart from whatever society they have chosen to depart. Radical extremists are typically those who believe that their way is that which must be followed. Anyone that dares to disagree with them tends to become an instant enemy, and a potential victim. Through threats and acts of violence radical extremists have caused the loss of freedoms and liberties that many citizens have taken ...

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Abstract The period of the World War 1saw changes in perception of the society concerning the gender roles. This work intends to examine the effects of the World War 1 and the way the interaction of the society changed the dimensions in the workplace. Importantly, this analysis depended on the secondary materials. The written literature in the various thoughts of the war was very central in this analysis. The information is then employed to help in determining the transition in the public views of societal relationship. For instance, the work looks at the periods, before, during and after the ...

The imperial rule in China was a proclamation from the leaders, who wanted to establish good trade relationship with the foreign nations like the Great Britain and India. During the reign of emperor leadership of Qing officials, there was relevantly true that the dynasty was in unstable position. In retrospect, the Qing dynasty was the last imperial reign of China that existed for almost three centuries (Da-dui 2). The links that China established with India and Britain was quite lucrative with these nations, thereby making them more attached to it. This is what led to the feeling of maintaining ...

This paper is on Buke Shohatto got revised which included formalizing system of Santin-Kotai. Buke Shohatto (Laws for warrior houses) was the collection of edicts that were issued by the Tokugawa Shogunate for governing the activities and responsibilities of Daimyô and other samurai warrior aristocracy. In 1615, these edicts were read to the Daimyô gathered at the Fushimi Castle and were reissued in 1629. These were reissued in 1635 again by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogun. There were many changes in 1635 promulgation; most of them were simple elaborations on similar themes. This amended version is very similar ...

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Asoka, an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, is one of the most important followers of Buddhism. During his rule, Buddhism had spread widely throughout the world and became the leading religion. Asoka was initially a follower of Hinduism. At the start of his rule, he governed his empire in a way his predecessors did. The people described him as a cruel ruler. He sought to expand his territory. He invaded Kalinga and saw the deaths of many people. He regretted his actions and felt the sorrow and grief of the families who were abandoned by the people who died in the ...

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Emperor Ashoka’s Influence on Buddhism

Emperor Ashoka is one of the central characters responsible for the spread of Buddhism, not only across the Indian subcontinent, but also across parts of Eastern Asia. A discussion on Buddhism and its geographical reach would remain incomplete without a discussion on the role of Emperor Ashoka. Therefore, the choice of this topic enables one to understand the manner in which the great Ashoka lived and spread the message of the Buddhism. The focus of this paper will be on the South Asian countries, namely India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. This ...

The creation of the nation state characterized the Second Wave civilizing force that swept through Europe and Asia. These nation states made trade possible and necessitated national consolidation. A major part of this consolidation was the unification of a legal code throughout all the communities included in the nation state. This enabled a more productive division of labor and a larger market for capital and commodities. . In the large Eastern nations of India and China this was done throughout the country, without the focus on trade with other nations that was seen in the more fragmented and individually nationalized European nations. . ...

The natural law is a theory that has been practiced together with theories of politics, civil law, religious morality theories and theories of ethics. This paper seeks to focus attention on the natural theory of ethics, but in the discussions that follow, a connection with interesting implications for the politics, law and religious morality will be determined. The article has two main goals. First, it seeks to identify the defining traits of natural law theory. Secondly, it focuses on identifying some of the major theoretical possibilities that natural law theorists encounter in formulating a precise opinion within the obstacles set by these ...

How did the church’s way of presenting the good news about Jesus to a wide audience change and not change between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages?

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The time beginning in the 2nd and 8th centuries, A.D., is historically tagged as the Late Antiquity. Early Middle Ages were between the 5th and 10th centuries. These were also known as the Dark Ages. It was a time during which in Europe, specifically the Roman Empire, was faltering. There were peculiar happenings dealing with Roman Emperor Constantine. He was ...