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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461849803321

Titolo

The quest for a common humanity [[electronic resource] ] : human dignity and otherness in the religious traditions of the Mediterranean / / edited by Katell Berthelot and Matthias Morgenstern

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-12088-7

9786613120885

90-04-21112-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 p.)

Collana

Numen book series, , 0169-8834 ; ; v. 134

Altri autori (Persone)

BerthelotKatell

MorgensternMatthias <1959->

Disciplina

202/.2

Soggetti

Theological anthropology - History of doctrines

Dignity - Religious aspects - History of doctrines

Interpersonal relations - Religious aspects - History of doctrines

Abrahamic religions

Electronic books.

Mediterranean Region Religion

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Perceptions of a common humanity -- pt. 2.  The other as neighbor, enemy and infidel -- pt. 3. Human dignity and the value of human life : the case of Abraham's sacrifice -- pt. 4. Ethical and legal implications of human dignity.

Sommario/riassunto

The worldview that all human beings belong to one big family has, in the history of religions, never been taken for granted. Moreover, human rights are a modern notion that should not be projected back onto the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. However, from the Hellenistic period onwards one encounters the idea of human duties towards not only parents, neighbours and fellow citizens but to all human beings. This volume explores the development of this idea from Antiquity to the present time focussing on the \'other\' as \'neighbour, enemy, and infidel\', on the interpretation of the Biblical story of



AbrahamĀ“s sacrifice and on ancient and modern ethical and legal implications of the concept of human dignity.