Slavery & Islam

by Brown, Jonathan, (Jonathan A. C.)

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Title Statements

Full title :Slavery & Islam / Jonathan A.C. Brown

Summary

What happens when authorities you venerate condone something you know is wrong? Every major religion and philosophy once condoned or approved of slavery, but in modern times nothing is seen as more evil. Americans confront this crisis of authority when they erect statues of Founding Fathers who slept with their slaves. And Muslims faced it when ISIS revived sex-slavery, justifying it with verses from the Quran and the practice of Muhammad. Exploring the moral and ultimately theological problem of slavery, Jonathan A.C. Brown traces how the Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions have tried to reconcile modern moral certainties with the infallibility of God's message. He lays out how Islam viewed slavery in theory, and the reality of how it was practiced across Islamic civilization. Finally, Brown carefully examines arguments put forward by Muslims for the abolition of slavery

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2019

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oneworld Academic, imprint of Oneworld Publications
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2019

Notes

Portion of title: Slavery and Islam

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 430 s., 4 unnumbered s. of plates : : color illustrations, color map ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1786076357, 9781786076359
oclc:on1179482705
Dewey Decimal:297.5675

Introduction: can we talk about slavery? -- Does 'slavery' exist? The problem of definition -- Slavery in the Shariah -- Slavery in Islamic civilization -- The slavery conundrum -- Abolishing slavery in Islam -- The prophet & ISIS: evaluating Muslim abolition -- Concubines and consent: can we solve the moral problem of slavery?

Subjects

11.84 Islam: other Esclavage -- Aspect religieux History Islam and culture Islam et civilisation Slavery -- Religious aspects Slavery and Islam Slavery and Islam -- History SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery