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- 1998-2009 (Produção)
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1 archival folder, typed and handwritten
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John Duncan Martin Derrett was Professor of Oriental Laws at the University of London, from 1965 to 1982, and afterwards Emeritus Professor.
Derrett was educated at Emanuel School, London, Jesus College, Oxford and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, before studying law at the Inns of Court School, London. He was called to the bar, Gray's Inn, in 1953. He is the author of a number of works on law and the history of systems of law, India, religion (particularly Christianity) and comparative religion. In his later life he was particularly interested in comparisons of Christianity with Buddhism. Derrett also translated works by others into English.
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These papers were created when Derrett needed to access material from the Society's collections. They are officially business records but as they show the research interests of Derrett at this time, it was decided to catalogue them as a set of Personal Papers.
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These papers were collated in the business of the Society and therefore have always been in the possession of the Society
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Letters between J. Duncan M. Derrett and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the material he required for his reseearch.
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Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
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Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
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- inglês
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The Library of the Society holds several publications written by Derrett. These can be found using our catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=&q=Derrett&weight_search=1
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This catalogue was created by Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist, in 2025.