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The relation between religion and human rights is a contested one, as they appear to compete with one another. Religion is often considered to represent a tradition of heteronomy and subordination in premodern times. Human rights emerged from early modern and modern times and stand for principles li...

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1. Verfasser: Ven, J. A. van der, 1940-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Schriftenreihe:Empirical research in religion and human rights ; v. 1.
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Zusammenfassung:The relation between religion and human rights is a contested one, as they appear to compete with one another. Religion is often considered to represent a tradition of heteronomy and subordination in premodern times. Human rights emerged from early modern and modern times and stand for principles like human dignity, autonomy, equality. The first question in this book is how to define religion, its meaning, functions and structures, and how to study it. The second question is how to understand religion from its relation with human rights in such a way that justice is done to both religion and h.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 473 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004188860
900418886X
9789004183049
9004183043
1282786849
9781282786844

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