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Religious Diversity and Human Rights
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Description for Religious Diversity and Human Rights
Paperback. The collection's central theme is the way in which the diversity of religious beliefs and practices-from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism-relates and can conflict with the moral universalism implied by the concept of human rights. Editor(s): Cohen, Irene; Martin, J. Paul; Proudfoot, Wayne. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: HRA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
An invaluable resource for readers seeking to understand how traditional religious ideas and values relate to modern ideas of human rights, how Western models of human rights are perceived in non-Western traditions, and what these traditions may have to offer in the realm of human rights. Together, the authors work to reassess both the rich and diverse resources of the major religious traditions and some of the most challenging problems of the contemporary world. The collection's central theme is the way in which the diversity of religious beliefs and practices-from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism-relates and ... Read more
An invaluable resource for readers seeking to understand how traditional religious ideas and values relate to modern ideas of human rights, how Western models of human rights are perceived in non-Western traditions, and what these traditions may have to offer in the realm of human rights. Together, the authors work to reassess both the rich and diverse resources of the major religious traditions and some of the most challenging problems of the contemporary world. The collection's central theme is the way in which the diversity of religious beliefs and practices-from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism-relates and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231104173
SKU
V9780231104173
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