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I think one of the most glaring differences between ancient East Asian societies and Western societies is trials and the court. To the best of my knowledge no E
by jeromebaek 8y ago
I think one of the most glaring differences between ancient East Asian societies and Western societies is trials and the court. To the best of my knowledge no East Asian society (or for that matter, any society outside Europe) had anything remotely resembling trial by combat.
From what I've read court decisions in ancient Korea and China were decided simply by the village chief, often appointed by the king. Which has its own set of problems, but none of this trial by this that nonsense.
- mamon 8y agoThat’s probably because, as said in the article, the inspiration and precedent for trial by combat was David vs Goliath story from the Bible. Non-Christian cultures had no basis to ever try something like that
- mgbennet 8y agoWell, David vs Goliath was just a justification for allowing the practice to continue. It existed in pre Christian Germanic tribes.