Commanding right and forbidding wrong in islamic thought
Auteur :
Cook, Michael
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521130936
Date de publication :
11 févr. 2010
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
1040 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Do we have a duty to stop others doing wrong? The question is intelligible in any civilisation, but only in the Islamic tradition is 'commanding right and forbidding wrong' a central moral tenet. Michael Cook's analysis is the first to chart the history of Islamic reflection on this obligation.