Man versus society in medieval Islam /

Man versus society in medieval Islam /

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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Main Author: Rosenthal, Franz, 1914-2003.

Other Authors: Gutas, Dimitri.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]

Series: Brill Classics in Islam 7.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262485.

Subjects:

Islamic civilization.
Islamic Empire > Social life and customs.

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Call Number: DS36.85 .R668 2014

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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.