Coercion and responsibility in Islam a study in ethics and law

An examination of how Muslim scholars from four schools of law and theology debate the ethical issues that coercion generates when considering a person's moral agency and responsibility in cases of speech acts, rape, and murder. It proposes a new model for analysing ethical thought and compares...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Syed, Mairaj U.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2017, 2017
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford Islamic legal studies / Oxford Islamic legal studies
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:An examination of how Muslim scholars from four schools of law and theology debate the ethical issues that coercion generates when considering a person's moral agency and responsibility in cases of speech acts, rape, and murder. It proposes a new model for analysing ethical thought and compares Islamic with Western thought on the same cases
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2016
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191830846