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Human rights and the world's major religions

Condensed and updated edition.

The five-volume set Human Rights and the World's Major Religions, covering the Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions, appeared in 2005. This 2013 edition is a one-volume, updated edition of the set.

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Human rights and the world's major religions
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Human Rights and the World's Major Religions
2005, ABC-CLIO, LLC
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Table of Contents

The Jewish tradition. "Judaism" and human rights in the Greco-Roman world
Human rights in the medieval halachah
Human rights in practice: the liberal Jewish tradition in North America
The Christian tradition. Christian theological foundations of human rights
Religious liberty: the cornerstone of human rights
Christian responses to the United Nations declarations
The Islamic tradition. The worldview of Islam
Decline, colonial domination, and the quest for revival and reconstruction
Islam, democracy, and human rights
The Hindu tradition. Are there human rights in Hinduism?
Dharma (duty) and human rights
Individual and collective rights
Untouchables and human rights
The Buddhist tradition. Are there human rights in Buddhism?
Human rights as skillful means
State, society, and the Buddhist order
Buddhism and caste.

Edition Notes

"The five-volume set Human Rights and the World's Major Religions, covering the Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions, appeared in 2005 ... In 2011 ... commissioned a one-volume, updated edition of the set, which is now available."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-466) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
201/.723
Library of Congress
BL65.H78 H8595 2013, BL65.H78.H8595 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 480 pages
Number of pages
480

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27790851M
Internet Archive
humanrightsworld0000unse
ISBN 10
1440828113, 1440828121
ISBN 13
9781440828119, 9781440828126
LCCN
2013009351
OCLC/WorldCat
798617188

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OL20547772W

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