The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization
- ISBN-10
- 0231137486
- ISBN-13
- 9780231137485
- Category
- Sanskrit literature
- Pages
- 733
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Frederick M. Smith
Description
When does the exercise of an interest constitute a human right? The contributors to Menuge's edited collection offer a range of secular and religious responses to this fundamental question of the legitimacy of human rights claims. This topical book is of interest to a range of academics from disciplines spanning law, philosophy, religion and politics.
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