Human Rights, Religion, and (Sexual) Slavery
This essay illustrates the potential of religion to both oppress and empower women, focusing on the role of Buddhism in Thailand in relation to the trafficking of women for the sex industry. After describing a number of ways that traditional Thai Buddhist culture functions to legitimate the traffick...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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The annual of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 20, Pages: 65-87 |
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| Summary: | This essay illustrates the potential of religion to both oppress and empower women, focusing on the role of Buddhism in Thailand in relation to the trafficking of women for the sex industry. After describing a number of ways that traditional Thai Buddhist culture functions to legitimate the trafficking industry, and thereby deny the human rights of women involved in sexual slavery, I draw on the analogy of Christianity in relation to slavery in the ante-bellum American South to make the case that Buddhist teachings have the potential to oppose and condemn practices of sexual slavery as well as to justify and legitimate them. The essay concludes by discussing what are perhaps the most effective sources for empowering women involved in trafficking within the Thai Buddhist tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 2372-9023 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, The annual of the Society of Christian Ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/asce2000205 |