Slavery and Islam
$78.00
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2021
Summary
The Chains of Tradition: Slavery, Morality, and the Crisis of Religious Authority
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 verse…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786078391 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786078392 |
| Author: | Jonathan A.C. Brown |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications |
| Imprint: | Oneworld Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 516g |
| Dimensions: | 225mm x 146mm x 33mm |
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Critics Review
‘Slavery & Islam hints at some of the great questions that are still outstanding in this field.’
* Literary Review *‘For any system of belief that vests ultimate authority in the past, slavery is a big moral problem… For several reasons, this dilemma is an acute one for Muslims, as emerges in [this] scholarly but digestible new book.’
* The Economist *‘A must-read for students and scholars of slavery in historical and contemporary Islam, as well as for anyone interested in slavery and its relationship to religion… Slavery & Islam is a thoughtful, well-researched, and well-written elucidation of a very difficult problem.’
* Journal of Islamic Ethics *‘This insightful, courageous and comprehensively argued book is bound to constitute a new beginning. It is certain to be as widely debated as it is widely read. And we will all be all the better for it.’
– Sherman A. Jackson, King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture, University of Southern California‘A prodigiously researched, provocatively argued, learned and multi-faceted treatment of a difficult and complex problem. One might not agree with all of Brown’s conclusions, but the book will be a must-read for students and scholars of historical and contemporary Islam, as well as for anyone interested in slavery and its relationship to religion.’
– Bernard K. Freamon, Professor of Law Emeritus, Seton Hall University School of LawAbout The Author
Jonathan A.C. Brown
Jonathan A.C. Brown is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Washington, Seattle.
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