Rules and Ethics - Perspectives From Anthropology and History

This book provides a new, interdisciplinary perspective on the importance of detailed rules to many of the world's ethical traditions. A valuable theoretical introduction sets the agenda for a series of comparative studies, spanning pre-modern Hindu ethics, Classical Rome and Christian casuistry, contemporary Judaism and the Islamic sharia.

About the author

Morgan Clarke is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Keble College

Emily Corran is Lecturer in Medieval History at University College London

Summary

This book provides a new, interdisciplinary perspective on the importance of detailed rules to many of the world’s ethical traditions. A valuable theoretical introduction sets the agenda for a series of comparative studies, spanning pre-modern Hindu ethics, Classical Rome and Christian casuistry, contemporary Judaism and the Islamic sharia. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Morgan (Associate Professor in Social Anth Clarke
• Assisted by: Morgan Clarke (Editor), Morgan (Associate Professor in Social Anthropology) Clarke (Editor), Emily Corran (Editor), Emily (Lecturer in Medieval History) Corran (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781526148902
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4890-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Sociology: customs & traditions, RELIGION / Theology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Theology, Social & cultural anthropology, Ethics & moral philosophy, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Medieval History, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social and cultural anthropology, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Medieval Western philosophy