Buddhist Approaches to Human Rights: Dissonances and Resonances

The demonstrations of monks in Tibet and Myanmar (Burma) in recent times as well as the age-old conflict between a predominantly Buddhist population and a Hindu minority in Sri Lanka raise the question of how the issues of human rights and Buddhism are related. The question applies both to the viola...

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Contributors: Meinert, Carmen 1969- (Other) ; Zöllner, Hans-Bernd 1942- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag [2010]
In:Year: 2010
Edition:1. Aufl
Series/Journal:Der Mensch im Netz der Kulturen - Humanismus in der Epoche der Globalisierung / Being Human: Caught in the Web of Cultures - Humanism in the Age of Globalization 3
Further subjects:B Human Rights Religious aspects Buddhism
Online Access: Cover (Verlag)
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