Aesthetic Enhancement? Or Human Rights Violation?

The view that we must respect cultural traditions is a welcome change from the past, when colonial powers ridiculed native customs and often sought to eradicate them. Nevertheless, it is reasonable to ask whether there is a limit to tolerance of a ritual that has been designated a “harmful tradition...

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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2012
In: The Hastings Center report
Jahr: 2012, Band: 42, Heft: 6, Seiten: 28-29
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