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The sacredness of the person : a new genealogy of human rights /

What are the origins of the idea of human rights and universal human dignity? How can we most fully understand -- and realize -- these rights going into the future? In The Sacredness of the Person, internationally renowned sociologist and social theorist Hans Joas tells a story that differs from con...

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Main Author: Joas, Hans, 1948- (Author)
Corporate Author: Project MUSE
Other Authors: Skinner, Alex (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the German.
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Human rights > History.
Human rights > Religious aspects.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Histoire.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Aspect religieux.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Human rights
Human rights > Religious aspects
History
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