Negotiation as a secular and religious practice

Negotiation, in a purely secular sense, is a business practice aimed at achieving agreement between two or more parties. Does the meaning of negotiations change if we approach them from a religious point of view? Is there a significant difference between the Christian and Islamic understanding of negotiation, or the Buddhist or Judaic approach to negotiation practice? Of course, religious values, dogmas, concepts, and practices influence the understanding of the phenomenon of negotiations, and some works have been written about this. However, I am unaware of any work conceptualizing negotiation as a religious practice. That is, they would consider the purpose of negotiations not as an agreement between the parties involved, or not as a solution to a problem, but as a way to comprehend God or achieve harmony with divine laws. I think the secular understanding of negotiations prevails in all corners of the earth. But who knows. Maybe some people practice negotiation as a spiritual practice.

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