Religion and the global politics of human rights / edited by Thomas Banchoff and Robert Wuthnow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Banchoff, Thomas F., 1964-

Wuthnow, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Religious aspects.

Human rights.

Human rights--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Are human rights universal or the product of specific cultures? Is democracy a necessary condition for the achievement of human rights in practice? This book surveys the religious politics of human rights across the world's major regions, political systems, and faith traditions.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. The International Human Rights Regime; PART I: ISLAM AND THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS; 3. Human Rights and Democracy in Islam: The Indonesian Case in Global Perspective; 4. Muslims, Human Rights, and Women's Rights; PART II: THREE REGIONS: LATIN AMERICA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA; 5. Religious Pluralism, Democracy, and Human Rights in Latin America; 6. Gender Justice and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa; 7. Buddhism, Human Rights, and Non-Buddhist Minorities

PART III: FOUR KEY COUNTRIES: INDIA, CHINA, RUSSIA, AND THE UNITED STATES8. Hinduism and the Politics of Rights in India; 9. Religion, State Power, and Human Rights in China; 10. Religious Communities and Rights in the Russian Federation; 11. Human Rights, the Catholic Church, and the Death Penalty in the United States; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613044488

0-19-971107-0

0-19-534339-5

1-283-04448-X

OCLC:

741648241