Islam and Ecology - A Bestowed Trust

Islam is the religion of over one billion people and is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of an Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural and philosophical traditions.
This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order and reviews the ways an Islamic world view can be interpreted, reassessed, and applied to such environmental problems as pollution and water scarcity. Sections on social justice and on issues of sustainability and development look at the history and roots of the current environmental crisis; at the broader context of women's rights of equal access to both natural and social resources; and at the interconnectedness of environmental protection and the alleviation of human poverty.

About the author

Richard C. Foltz is Associate Professor of Religion at Concordia University in Montréal.Frederick M. Denny is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder.Azizan Baharuddin is Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Malaya.

Summary

Articulating a contemporary Islamic environmental ethic is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural and philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic world view and reviews the ways it can be interpreted, reassessed, and applied to environmental problems like pollution and water scarcity.

Product details

• Authors: Azizan Baharuddin, Frederick M. Denny, Richard Foltz, Richard C Foltz
• Assisted by: Azizan Baharuddin (Editor), Frederick M. Denny (Editor), Frederick Mathewson Denny (Editor), Richard C. Foltz (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2003
• EAN: 9780945454397
• ISBN: 978-0-945454-39-7
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 244 mm x 166 mm x 42 mm
• Weight: 952 g
• Illustrations: 3 line drawings
• Series: Religions of the World and Eco; Harvard Centre for the Study of World Religions / Religions of the world & ecology; Religions of the World and Ecology; Religions of the World & Ecology (HUP)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions