1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000242799707536

Autore

Toso, Mario

Titolo

Fede, ragione e civiltà : saggio sul pensiero di Etienne Gilson / Mario Toso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma : LAS, c1986

ISBN

8821301265

Descrizione fisica

302 p. ; 24 cm.

Collana

Biblioteca di scienze religiose ; 72

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Gilson, Etienne

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996556968103316

Autore

Kruijtzer Gijs

Titolo

Justifying Transgression : MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, and the LAW - 1200 To 1700

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin/Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2023

©2024

ISBN

3-11-121801-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 pages)

Soggetti

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Justifying Sodomy -- 2 Justifying Idolatry -- 3 Justifying Usury -- 4 Patterns and Trends -- Coda -- A Note on Usage



-- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

How do people justify what others see as transgression? Taking that question to the Persian-Muslim and Latin-Christian worlds over the period 1200 to 1700, this book shows that people in both these worlds invested considerable energy in worrying, debating, and writing about proscribed practices. It compares how people in the two worlds came to terms with the proscriptions of sodomy, idolatry, and usury. When historians speak of the gap between premodern practice and the legal theory of the time, they tend to ignore the myriad of justifications that filled this gap. Moreover, a focus on justification evens out many of the contrasts that have been alleged to exist between the two worlds, or the Muslim and Christian worlds more generally. The similarities outweigh the differences in the ways people came to terms with the various rules of divine law. The level of flexibility of the theologians and jurists in charge of divine law varied more over time and by topic than between the two worlds. Both worlds also saw the development of ever more sophisticated justifications. Amid the increasing complexity of justifications, a particular kind of reasoning emerged: that good outcomes are more important than upholding rules for their own sake.