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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141291203321

Titolo

The Wiley-Blackwell companion to religion and social justice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael D. Palmer and Stanley M. Burgess

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-118-38433-4

1-78268-343-7

1-280-58632-X

9786613616159

1-4443-5538-4

1-4443-5539-2

1-4443-5536-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (660 p.)

Collana

Wiley-Blackwell companions to religion

Altri autori (Persone)

PalmerMichael D. <1950->

BurgessStanley M. <1937->

Disciplina

201.7

201/.7

Soggetti

Social justice - Religious aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Major world religions -- pt. 2. Religious movements and themes -- pt. 3. Indigenous people -- pt. 4. Social justice issues.

Sommario/riassunto

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice brings together a team of distinguished scholars to provide a comprehensive and comparative account of social justice in the major religious traditions. The first publication to offer a comparative study of social justice for each of the major world religions, exploring viewpoints within Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and ConfucianismOffers a unique and enlightening volume for those studying religion and social justice - a crucially important subject within the history of re