Between Cultural Diversity and Common Heritage (eBook, PDF)

Legal and Religious Perspectives on the Sacred Places of the Mediterranean
Redaktion: Ferrari, Silvio; Benzo, Andrea

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the initiative of the Sovereign Order of Malta and presents legal perspectives on the most important sacred places of the Mediterranean. The authors discuss the notion of sacred places in anthropological, sociological and legal studies, provide an overview of existing legal approaches to their protection and consider the meaning of sacred places in Jewish, Christian and Islamic thought. The book concludes with detailed analysis of the legal status of key sacred places and a set of legal principles to support a general framework within which specific legal measures can be implemented.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317175032
• Artikelnr.: 49353895

Autorenporträt

Silvio Ferrari is Professor of Law and Religion at the Universities of Milan and Leuven. He has been Visiting professor at the University of California (Berkeley, 1994 and 2001), the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (London, 1998-99) and the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris, Sorbonne, 2004). His main fields of interest are law and religion in Europe, comparative law of religions (particularly Jewish law, Canon law and Islamic law) and the Vatican policy in the Middle East. He has published widely on these and related areas. Andrea Benzo is Head of the Economic and Commercial Affairs Section of the Italian Embassy in Riyadh. He holds a Doctorate from the University of Macerata (Italy) in Canon and Ecclesiastical Law. His main fields of interest are law and religion in the Middle East and the role of religion in international relations.