The Ethics of War in Asian Civilizations: A Comparative Perspective

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Summary

This book discusses whether there are universal standards in the ideologies of warfare in the major Asian religious traditions.

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Foreword	p. 3
	p. 11
West Asia	p. 47
The Ethics of War in Judaism	p. 48
Islamic Tradition and the Justice of War	p. 97
South Asia	p. 137
Between prudence and heroism - ethics of War in the Hindu Tradition	p. 138
In Defense of Dharma: Just War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka	p. 177
East Asia	p. 193
Might Makes Right: Just War and Just Warfare in Early Medieval Japan	p. 194
The just war in early china	p. 226
Afterword - Ethics across Borders	p. 248
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