The Palgrave international handbook of peace studies: a cultural perspective/ edited by Wolfgang Dietrich, Gustavo Esteva & Josefina Echavarría Alvarez.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction--W.Dietrich -- Beyond the Gates of Eden: Trans-Rational Peaces as Approach for Peace Studies in the 21st Century--W.Dietrich -- Peace: The European Narrative--K.H.Koppe -- Pax: A Mediterranen Perspective--F.Muoz &--B.Molina -- Peace: A Western European Perspective--N.Young -- Freja: A Northern European Perspective--E.U.Jacobson -- Shalom: A Jewish Perspective--M.Ellis -- Shalom/Salam: A Palestinian Perspective--M.Fasheh -- Salam: A Moslem Perspective--A.Haneef -- Salam: A Sufi Perspectiva--U.Rehman -- Salam: An Alevilik Perspectiva--A.Cacir -- Shanti: An Indian Perspective--S.V.Bharati -- Shi wa: A Vajrayana Buddhist Perspective--L.Tsomo -- He Ping: A Confucian Perspective--Y.K.Por -- Haiwa: A Shinto Perspective--I.Anzai -- Buddhism and the World Peace--J.Galtung -- He Taura Whiri: A Maori Perspective--P.Horsley -- Skennen: A North American Indian Perspective--P.Lauderdale -- Kayanerekowa: A Mohawk Perspective--R.Vachon -- Guelaguetza and Tu Chhaia: A Zapotec Perspective of What Others Call Friendship--A.Guerrero &--G.Esteva -- Hawkalla: An Andean-Amazonean Perspectiva--G.Rengifo -- Nengelaasekhammalhcoo: An Enhlet Perspective--H.Kalish -- Asomdwoe : A West African Perspective--K.Opoku -- Tmmu: An East African Perspective--B.Gebrewold -- African Salam--L.Sarr -- Mahatma Ghandis Concept of Peace--A.Ghandi -- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's Concept of Peace--S.S.Mehdi -- Conclusion--Echavarra, Ingruber &--Koppensteiner.