Religious freedom and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights / Linde Lindkvist, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Author
Lindkvist, Linde, 1985- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
  • ©2017
Description
xiv, 174 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Human rights in history [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) is widely considered to be the most influential statement on religious freedom in human history. Religious Freedom and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides a groundbreaking account of its origins and developments, examining the background, key players, and outcomes of Article 18, and setting it within the broader discourse around international religious freedom in the 1940s. Taking issue with standard accounts that see the text of the Universal Declaration as humanity's joint response to the atrocities of World War II, it shows instead how central features of Article 18 were intimately connected to the political projects and visions of particular actors involved in the start-up of the UN Human Rights program. This will be essential reading for anyone grappling with the historical and contemporary meaning of human rights and religious freedom.
    Notes
    Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Lunds Universitet, 2014) issued under title: Shrines and souls : the reinvention of religious liberty and the genesis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Freedom of thought and conscience
    • The right to change religion or belief
    • In community with others
    • Conclusion.
    ISBN
    • 9781107159419 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    • 1107159415 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2017008346
    OCLC
    970613253
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