Project Gutenberg 2017-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 264 Griffiths, Arthur 1838 1908 Griffiths, Arthur George Frederick Oriental Prisons Prisons and Crime in India, the Andaman Islands, Burmah, China, Japan, Egypt, Turkey The History and Romance of Crime Produced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond, Sharon Joiner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Oriental Prisons" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the prison systems and criminal practices in various Asian regions, including India, the Andaman Islands, Burma, China, Japan, Egypt, and Turkey. It sheds light on the necessarily cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners, societal views on crime, and the historical context surrounding criminal acts in these regions. The opening of the book focuses on the complex cultural and religious influences that have shaped crime and punishment in the East. Griffiths discusses the historical traditions around crime, particularly in India, including notorious criminal activities like Thuggery, which involved ritualistic murder for religious purposes. He emphasizes the passive acceptance of cruelty within societies, the devastating impacts of hereditary criminal classes, and the systematic abuse of power in legal and penal systems. This introduction sets the stage for a deeper examination of various prison systems and the evolution of justice across different cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Prisons -- Asia -- History Crime -- Asia -- History Prisons -- Middle East -- History Crime -- Middle East -- History HV Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Law & Criminology Category: Religion/Spirituality 442120 2025-07-21T13:09:27.997659 text/html 419725 2024-10-23T01:45:58 text/html 458972 2025-07-21T13:09:32.507682 application/epub+zip 462689 2025-07-21T13:09:28.815640 application/epub+zip 245275 2025-07-21T13:09:28.348680 application/epub+zip 584833 2025-07-21T13:09:35.820695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551842 2025-07-21T13:09:32.130714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335103 2022-09-24T17:05:33.811871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413864 2025-07-21T13:09:27.668677 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 394147 2024-10-23T01:45:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18390 2025-07-21T13:09:35.946620 application/rdf+xml 22096 2025-07-21T13:09:28.437652 image/jpeg 3197 2025-07-21T13:09:28.393660 image/jpeg 425295 2025-07-21T13:09:28.043705 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia