Hermeneutics, Scriptural Politics, and Human Rights: Between Text and Context

Salih, M. A. Mohamed (Editor)/ Fortman, Bas De Gaay (Editor)/ Kurt, Martens (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0230622232 / ISBN 13: 9780230622234

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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277 pages. 8.25x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hermeneutics, Scriptural Politics, and Human Rights: Between Text and Context
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230622232
• ISBN 13: 9780230622234
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.44 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book articulates the relationships involving hermeneutics and scriptural politics in the complex fields of religious freedom and human rights, with particular focus on women and minorities in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

About the Author

BAS DE GAAY FORTMAN is the Chair in Political Economy of Human Rights at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.

KURT MARTENS is Assistant Professor Canon Law at the Catholic University of America, USA.

M.A.MOHAMED SALIH is Professor of Politics of Development at both the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague and the Department of Political Science at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands.