Hinduism and Human Rights

A Conceptual Approach

Arvind Sharma (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2004
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-566585-7 (ISBN)

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The book offers to undertake a conceptual approach to the issue of Hinduism and Human Rights in a cultural ethos in which they are perceived. It offers a rich network of interrelated questions about Human Rights from variety of Hindu and non-Hindu angles. The study focuses on the conceptual level of debate and tries to show that there is a room for classical or traditional Hindu concepts and ideas in the current international debates on Human Rights protection. The book raises many pertinent issues concerning the relation between Hinduism and Human Rights. The indological literature on Hinduism and Hindu culture has never addressed the human rights perspective, and the author has analysed this issue by discussing issues like Caste System (varna, jati), The Stages of life (asrama), The Four Ages (yugas), and Freedom of Conscience and Hinduism. This volume will be of immense value to scholars and students of law, religion, and philosophy. This will also be of interest to social theorists and comparatives.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. Bases of Human Rights in Hinduism ; 2. Hinduism and Human Rights Discourse ; 3. The Caste Sytem (varna, jati) and Human Rights ; 4. The Stages of Life (asrama) and Human Rights ; 5. The Four Ages (yugas) and Human Rights ; 6. Freedom of Conscience and Hinduism ; 7. Universalism in India and the West ; 8. A Human Rights Contribution to Hinduism and a Hindu Contribution of Human Rights ; APPENDIX ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; GLOSSARY

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.1.2004
Zusatzinfo	bibliog , glossary
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	145 x 223 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-19-566585-6 / 0195665856
ISBN-13	978-0-19-566585-7 / 9780195665857
Zustand	Neuware