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UNINA9910788825403321 |
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Autore |
Tsai Daisy Yulin |
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Human rights in Deuteronomy : with special focus on slave laws / / Daisy Yulin Tsai |
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Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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3-11-038579-1 |
3-11-036442-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, , 0934-2575 ; ; Volume 464 |
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Disciplina |
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Slavery in the Bible - Criticism, interpretation, etc |
Human rights - Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction and Methodological Considerations -- 2. Exegesis of Deuteronomic Slave Laws -- 3. Comparative Studies of Biblical Slave Manumission Laws -- 4. Comparative Studies of ANE Slave Laws -- 5. The Laws and the Concepts of Human Rights in the ANE Law Books and in Deuteronomy -- 6. Conclusion: Summary, Contributions, and Further Avenues of Research -- Appendix A: A Compilation of Biblical and Cuneiform Law Collections -- Appendix B: Biblical and ANE Slave Laws and ANE Laws Related to Slave Issues -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture References |
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The humanitarian concerns of the biblical slave laws and their rhetorical techniques rarely receive scholarly attention, especially the two slave laws in Deuteronomy. Previous studies that compared the biblical and the ANE laws focused primarily on their similarities and developed theories of direct borrowing. This ignored the fact that legal transplants were common in ancient societies. This study, in contrast, aims to identify similarities and dissimilarities in order to pursue an understanding of the underlying values promoted within these slave laws and the interests they protected. To do so, certain innovative |
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methodologies were applied. The biblical laws examined present two diverse legal concepts that contrast to the ANE concepts: (1) all agents are regarded as persons and should be treated accordingly, and (2) all legal subjects are seen as free, dignified, and self-determining human beings. In addition, the biblical laws often distinguish an offender's "criminal intent," by which a criminal's rights are also considered. Based on these features, the biblical laws are able to articulate YHWH's humanitarian concerns and the basic concepts of human rights presented in Deuteronomy. |
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UNINA9910970060303321 |
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Autore |
Page Benjamin I |
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The rational public : fifty years of trends in Americans' policy preferences / / Benjamin I. Page and Robert Y. Shapiro |
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Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1992 |
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©1992 |
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9786612679193 |
9781282679191 |
1282679198 |
9780226644806 |
0226644804 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 489 pages) : illustrations |
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American politics and political economy series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Public opinion - United States - History - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-466) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1. Rational Public Opinion -- 2. The Myth of Capricious Change -- 3. Opinions about Social Issues -- 4. Economic Welfare -- 5. Foreign Policy: World War II and the Cold War -- 6. Vietnam, Detente, and the New Cold War -- 7. Parallel Publics -- 8. The Causes of Collective Opinion Change -- 9. Education and Manipulation of Public Opinion -- 10. Democracy,Information,and the Rational Public -- Appendix to |
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Figures -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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This monumental study is a comprehensive critical survey of the policy preferences of the American public, and will be the definitive work on American public opinion for some time to come. Drawing on an enormous body of public opinion data, Benjamin I. Page and Robert Y. Shapiro provide the richest available portrait of the political views of Americans, from the 1930's to 1990. They not only cover all types of domestic and foreign policy issues, but also consider how opinions vary by age, gender, race, region, and the like. The authors unequivocally demonstrate that, notwithstanding fluctuations in the opinions of individuals, collective public opinion is remarkably coherent: it reflects a stable system of values shared by the majority of Americans and it responds sensitively to new events, arguments, and information reported in the mass media. While documenting some alarming case of manipulation, Page and Shapiro solidly establish the soundness and value of collective political opinion. The Rational Public provides a wealth of information about what we as a nation have wanted from government, how we have changed our minds over the years, and why. For anyone interested in the short- and long-term trends in Americans' policy preferences, or eager to learn what Americans have thought about issues ranging from racial equality to the MX missile, welfare to abortion, this book offers by far the most sophisticated and detailed treatment available. |
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