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This is the first comprehensive study of the role of animals in the Islamic tradition. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including classic texts in philosophy, literature and mysticism, Foltz traces the development of Islamic attitudes towards animals over the centuries and confronts some of the key ethical questions facing Muslims today.
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A marvellous piece of research, this book will help those interested in animals learn about Islam, and those familiar with Islam probe into the animal realm." (Christopher Key Chapple - Professor of theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University)
"No work does so much to bring the reader abreast of human-animal relations in the Muslim world, or does so with such a combination of scholarship, sympathy, and bold critique." (Richard Bulliet - Professor of History, Columbia University; author of The Camel and the Wheel)
"A marvellous piece of research, this book will help those interested in animals learn about Islam, and those familiar with Islam probe into the animal realm." (Christopher Key Chapple - Professor of theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University)
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"No work does so much to bring the reader abreast of human-animal relations in the Muslim world, or does so with such a combination of scholarship, sympathy, and bold critique." (Richard Bulliet - Professor of History, Columbia University; author of The Camel and the Wheel)
"A marvellous piece of research, this book will help those interested in animals learn about Islam, and those familiar with Islam probe into the animal realm." (Christopher Key Chapple - Professor of theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University)
For those who wish to learn about animal rights and Islam, but who are beginners when it comes to either or both, this will be an interesting book and an easy read. --American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences
Drawing on a wide range of sources, including classic texts in philosophy, literature and mysticism, Foltz traces the development of Islamic attitudes towards animals over the centuries and confronts some of the key ethical questions facing Muslims today. --Concordia Journal, 12/10/2006
Foltz's book encapulates, in a very brief and handy volume, most of the available information about animals in Islam. --Eco Islam
Drawing on a wide range of sources, including classic texts in philosophy, literature and mysticism, Foltz traces the development of Islamic attitudes towards animals over the centuries and confronts some of the key ethical questions facing Muslims today. --Concordia Journal, 12/10/2006
Foltz's book encapulates, in a very brief and handy volume, most of the available information about animals in Islam. --Eco Islam
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- PublisherOneworld Academic
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1851683976
- ISBN 13 9781851683970
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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Animals in Islamic Traditions and Muslim Cultures
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