Overview
This book offers a unique perspective on September 11 and our world after this tragic event, sharing lessons from an Asian religious experience that can help heal a world troubled by religious conflicts and deepening divisions, and promote a positive global transformation. Existing literature regarding the events of September 11 and our world afterward has focused mostly on the West and the Middle East. Asian Perspectives on the World's Religions after September 11 extends this discussion to include Asia—a continent and culture far too important to be ignored in any assessment of the global impact of this event. The book is organized along the following themes, as they emerged post-September 11th: religion and civilizational dialogue; religion, conflict, and peace; religion and human rights; religion and ethics; religion and the arts; religion, hermeneutics, and literature; religion and gender; religion and ecology; and religion and globalization. Individuals who are studying or teaching political science, international relations, philosophy, ethics, Asian studies, or religious studies will find the text invaluable, while general readers will appreciate the largely unvoiced Asian perspective on this topic.
Full Product Details
Author: Arvind Sharma (McGill University, Canada) ,
Madhu Khanna
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9780313378966
ISBN 10: 0313378967
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 February 2013
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Sixteen papers cover several topics regarding Asian perspectives on the world's religions after September 11th. Individual topics include the Islamic perspective, Jainism, tolerance of early Buddhism, and the concept of religious freedom. - Book News
Sixteen papers cover several topics regarding Asian perspectives on the world's religions after September 11th. Individual topics include the Islamic perspective, Jainism, tolerance of early Buddhism, and the concept of religious freedom. * Book News *
Author Information
Arvind Sharma, PhD, is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the faculty of religious studies at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Sharma is editor of Praeger's four-volume set The World's Religions after September 11. Madhu Khanna is professor of comparative religion at the Center for the Study of Comparative Religion and Civilizations at the Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India, and is also affiliated with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
