Recovering environmental and economic traditions in the Islamic world

"Recovering Environmental and Economic Traditions in the Islamic World is an interdisciplinary volume that interrogates varied approaches to environmental and economic thought in classical Islam and in a few contemporary case studies. The contributions in this volume critique the dominant econo...

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Contributors: Al-Daghistani, Sami 1986- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Leiden Brill [2024]
In:Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Themes in Islamic studies volume 9
Further subjects:B Economics Religious aspects Islam
B Environmental Protection Religious aspects Islam
B Économie politique - Aspect religieux - Islam
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:"Recovering Environmental and Economic Traditions in the Islamic World is an interdisciplinary volume that interrogates varied approaches to environmental and economic thought in classical Islam and in a few contemporary case studies. The contributions in this volume critique the dominant economic system and its perspective on the environment as a commodity across the boundaries of multiple intellectual traditions and academic fields. The book analyses both historical trajectories and modern schools of thought while simultaneously exploring ethical applications to environmental and economic discourses as a tool of critique. In this context, the authors conceptualize and treat these discourses as polyvalent and enmeshed with various political, ethical, and cosmological perspectives and vistas"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:978-90-04-68103-3
Access:Open access versions available from some providers
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 20.500.12854/153419