Man versus society in medieval Islam / / by Franz Rosenthal ; edited by Dimitri Gutas.
In Man versus Society in Medieval Islam , Franz Rosenthal (1914-2003) investigates the tensions and conflicts that existed between individuals and society as the focus of his study of Muslim social history. The book brings together works spanning fifty years: the monographs The Muslim Concept of Fre...
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| Superior document: | Brill Classics in Islam, Volume 7 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2015. ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill classics in Islam ;
Volume 7. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1180 p.) |
| Notes: | Includes indexes. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Introduction
- The Muslim Concept of Freedom Prior to the Nineteenth Century
- The Herb: Hashish versus Medieval Muslim Society
- Gambling in Islam
- “Sweeter Than Hope”: Complaint and Hope in Medieval Islam
- ‘I Am You’—Individual Piety and Society in Islam
- Gifts and Bribes: The Muslim View
- Cannabis and Alcohol: The Green and the Red
- The Stranger in Medieval Islam
- On Suicide in Islam
- Fiction and Reality: Sources for the Role of Sex in Medieval Muslim Society
- Male and Female: Described and Compared
- Reflections on Love in Paradise
- Muslim Social Values and Literary Criticism: Reflections on the Ḥadīth of Umm Zarʿ
- Child Psychology in Islam
- Materials for an Appraisal of Knowledge as a Societal Force
- Al-Asṭurlâbî and as-Samawʾal on Scientific Progress
- The Defense of Medicine in the Medieval Muslim World
- The Physician in Medieval Muslim Society
- Significant Uses of Arabic Writing
- “Of Making Many Books There Is No End:” The Classical Muslim View
- Indexes.