Montesinos' Legacy
Defining and Defending Human Rights for Five Hundred Years
Nonfiction, History, Americas, Latin America, Modern, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Pablo Adrián Arrocha Olabuenaga, Gregory Baum, Eve Bratman, Chelsea Clark, Erin B. Corcoran, Lisette Acosta Corniel, Kevin Edmonds, Kevin W. Gray, Charlotte Hulme, Betcy Jose, Fr. Ambrose Mary Little, Kenneth F. Maffitt, Daniel Mandell, Deirdre Martinez, David T. Orique, Karen A. O'Rourke, Arielle Pardes, Vincent J. Pastro, Rishi Rattan, Father Ezra Sullivan | ISBN: | 9781498504140 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | January 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Pablo Adrián Arrocha Olabuenaga, Gregory Baum, Eve Bratman, Chelsea Clark, Erin B. Corcoran, Lisette Acosta Corniel, Kevin Edmonds, Kevin W. Gray, Charlotte Hulme, Betcy Jose, Fr. Ambrose Mary Little, Kenneth F. Maffitt, Daniel Mandell, Deirdre Martinez, David T. Orique, Karen A. O'Rourke, Arielle Pardes, Vincent J. Pastro, Rishi Rattan, Father Ezra Sullivan |
| ISBN: | 9781498504140 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | January 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
Montesinos’ Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos’ famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of Montesinos today. Antonio de Montesinos’ Legacy examines the origins of human rights concepts in the West, the rights of indigenous peoples, the role of the Church in human rights, and human rights in Latin America.
Montesinos’ Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos’ famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of Montesinos today. Antonio de Montesinos’ Legacy examines the origins of human rights concepts in the West, the rights of indigenous peoples, the role of the Church in human rights, and human rights in Latin America.
