Buddhist tradition Vol.5
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- 9780313313189
- 201.723 FLO
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201.723 ABD Human rights and the World's major religions | 201.723 BRA Human rights and the world's major religions | 201.723 COW Human rights and the world's major religions | 201.723 FLO Buddhist tradition | 201.723 HAA Human rights and the world's major religions | 201.723 REL Religion and the global politics of human rights / edited by Thomas Banchoff and Robert | 201.7273 CHO Peace is the way: bringing war and violence to an end |
Covering a wide span of history. this set includes volumes on Islam. Christianity. .Iudaism, Buddhism. and Hinduism. Each volume touches on such issues as the right to life. the rights of women. punishment for crimes. war and peace. slavery. violence.
and other topics related to human rights. They provide primary sources to document the history of thought on the subject within each religion. Biographical sketches and annotated bibliographies offer excellent resources for further study. Together. these volumes provide a comprehensive and unique approach to major religious views on human rights.
Throughout history. the peoples of the world have struggled with the idea of' human rights. Indeed. at times. the definition of what constituted a human was variable. and some people were granted better protection than others. Still. even where rights were
outlined and protected. atrocities against the human race abounded. and continue to occur even now. The major Faiths of the world have much to contribute to the discussion of human rights. and have grappled with the issues for centuries. In this important five-volume set. human rights are examined within the context of Islam. Christianity. .Iudaisrn, Buddhism. and Hinduism from ancient times to the present. Authors track the development of ideas. opinions. and issues. providing readers with a fuller understanding of how each faith views human rights. and what each has to olfer for our better understanding today. Primary sources. biographical sketches. and annotated bibliographies are included in each volume.
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