Hinduism and Human Rights: A Conceptual ApproachThe book offers to undertake a conceptual approach to the issue of Hinduism and Human Rights in a cultural ethos in which they are perceived. It offers a rich network of interrelated questions about Human Rights from variety of Hindu and non-Hindu angles. The study focuses on the conceptual level of debate and tries to show that there is a room for classical or traditional Hindu concepts and ideas in the current international debates on Human Rights protection. The book raises many pertinent issues concerning the relation between Hinduism and Human Rights. The indological literature on Hinduism and Hindu culture has never addressed the human rights perspective, and the author has analysed this issue by discussing issues like Caste System (varna, jati), The Stages of life (asrama), The Four Ages (yugas), and Freedom of Conscience and Hinduism. This volume will be of immense value to scholars and students of law, religion, and philosophy. This will also be of interest to social theorists and comparatives. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Hindu Contribution to Human Rights | 137 |
by the Hindus | 167 |
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A.L. Basham according artha Arthaśāstra Aryans Aśoka āśrama B.R. Ambedkar birth Brāhmaṇa Brahmins caste system century change one's religion Christian claim colour common concept of religious conscience context cultural Dasas Dasyus Declaration of Human Delhi dharma distinction doctrine Dr Ambedkar entitled equal fact four freedom of religion Hindu thought Hinduism human rights discourse Ibid India Indian Constitution individual Islam jāti Kali Kali Yuga kāma king kṣatriya Mahābhārata Mahatma Gandhi Manu marriage Mary Ann Glendon means modern mokṣa moral Nations nature obligations Oxford P.V. Kane Pāṇini person perspective political practice protection race racial Radhakrishnan Rāma relation religious freedom religious traditions ṚgVeda Rig Veda right to freedom rights and duties Robert Traer secular sense Shudras social society spiritual śūdra tion Troy Wilson Universal Declaration vaiśya varna varņas Vedic view of human West Western word dharma Yudhisthira Yuga