Internationalism and Divine Law: A Bahá’í Perspective
This article introduces the internationalism motif in Bahá’i political and legal thought and Bahá’i; arguments concerning the place of divine legal claims in contemporary debates about models of world order. In contrast to theories such as the clash of civilizations thesis of world politics—which vi...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2004
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Journal of law and religion
Année: 2004, Volume: 19, Numéro: 2, Pages: 209-242 |
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Résumé: | This article introduces the internationalism motif in Bahá’i political and legal thought and Bahá’i; arguments concerning the place of divine legal claims in contemporary debates about models of world order. In contrast to theories such as the clash of civilizations thesis of world politics—which view divine legal and political claims as a likely source of conflict and violence—the relative and progressive concept of revelation in the Bahá’i Faith argues for religion as a potentially unifying and foundational force in the evolution of a universal civilization. Bahá’i perspectives on internationalism also illustrate a distinct concept of divine law articulated within the Persianate and Muslim traditions of nineteenth century political and legal thought. |
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ISSN: | 2163-3088 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3649175 |