{"product_id":"hindu-narratives-on-human-rights-9780313381614","title":"Hindu Narratives on Human Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Arvind Sharma\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Praeger Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Praeger Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Hinduism - Theology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis pioneering work examines the existing understanding of Hinduism in relation to human rights discourse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a leading Hindu scholar, \u003ci\u003eHindu Narratives on Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e is organized around specific rights, such as the right to own property, the rights of children, women's rights, and animal rights. Within these categories and in light of the questions they raise, the book provides a guided tour of Hindu narratives on ethics, ranging from the famous religious epics, the \u003ci\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eRamayana\u003c\/i\u003e, to various forms of secular literature drawn from almost a thousand years of Indic civilization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe realization that Hindu ethical discourse is narrative rather than propositional is a relatively recent one. Hence, the prevailing tendency in the West has been to overlook it in the context of the discussion of human rights. This book was written to correct that oversight. It shows that the presence of the universal in the particular in Hindu stories is a key to understanding Hindu thinking about human rights--and it indicates ways in which Hindu ethical discourse can interact creatively with modern human rights discourse.","brand":"Praeger Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45084208464023,"sku":"9780313381614","price":7640.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780313381614.webp?v=1767264365","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hindu-narratives-on-human-rights-9780313381614","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}