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The Ethics of War in Asian Civilizations: A Comparative Perspective

By Torkel Brekke

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
ISBN
0415342929, 9780415342926, 9780203482216
LCC
B105.W3 E85 2005
Open Library ID
OL22710004M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
829 kB (848849 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
233\233
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

This book explores how issues of ethics in war and warfare have been treated by major ethical traditions of Asia. It opens a discussion about whether there are universal standards in the ideologies of warfare between the major religious traditions of the world. While the chapters are written by specialists in Asian cultures, some of the conceptual apparatus is drawn from the scholarly discourse on just war, developed in the study of the ethical tradition of Christianity. Taking a comparative approach, the book looks at six different Asian religious, philosophical and political traditions: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, China and Japan; and is organized according to geography. This innovative approach opens a new field of research on war and ideology, and extends the debate on modern warfare, universalism and human rights.

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