Muslim ethics : emerging vistas / Amyn B. Sajoo.

By:

Sajoo, Amyn B

Publication details: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris Publishers in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2004.Description: xvi, 164 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

1850435502

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

297.5 22

LOC classification:

BJ1291 .S35 2004

Summary: Publisher description: Recent political and social events as well as advances in science and technology have posed challenges to the traditional Muslim discourse on ethics. In this book Amyn B. Sajoo examines these challenges and critically analyses the implications of emerging initiatives in political pluralism and civic culture as well as moves in bio-medicine and environmental conservation. He considers how the contours of public ethics in Islam may be redefined to provide shared conceptions of the good and the practically useful in pluralist societies.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	BJ1291 .S35 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039000748367

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157) and index.

Publisher description: Recent political and social events as well as advances in science and technology have posed challenges to the traditional Muslim discourse on ethics. In this book Amyn B. Sajoo examines these challenges and critically analyses the implications of emerging initiatives in political pluralism and civic culture as well as moves in bio-medicine and environmental conservation. He considers how the contours of public ethics in Islam may be redefined to provide shared conceptions of the good and the practically useful in pluralist societies.