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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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Bibliographic Details
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
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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 conventional narratives by tracing the concept of human rights back to the Judeo-Christian tradition or, alternately, to the secular French Enlightenment. While drawing on sociologists such as Émile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Ernst Troeltsch, Joas sets out a new path, proposing an affirmative genealogy in which human rights are the result of a process of "sacralization" of every human being.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 217 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index.
ISBN:1589019709
9781589019706