Islamic Peace Ethics - Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence in Contemporary Islamic Thought

This book addresses the arguments of contemporary Muslim thinkers regarding war and peace. It takes into account the confessional, geographical and ideological diversity of Islamic peace ethics and includes papers on peace ethics by different groups and scholars who represent both the Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam, as well as on different attitudes towards violence from pacifism and traditionalism to fundamentalism and jihadism. The chapters of the book discuss the topic from different disciplinary perspectives, such as theology, philosophy, religious studies, cultural studies and the political sciences.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Heyda Shadi (Editore), Heydar Shadi (Editore)
• Editore: Aschendorff Verlag
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2018
• Pagine: 263
• Dimensioni: 162 mm x 233 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 500 g
• Serie: Studien zur Friedensethik; Studien zur Friedensethik
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; Theologie, Ethik, Christentum, Politik und Staat, Ethik und Moralphilosophie, Moralphilosophie, Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Ethos, Weltreligionen / Christentum, Konflikt (wirtschaftlich, politisch), Philosophie / Ethik, Philosophie / Moralphilosophie, Christentum; Ethik; Theologie