02911nam 22005053 450 99655696810331620231115084558.03-11-121801-510.1515/9783111218014(CKB)28742948000041(MiAaPQ)EBC30883033(Au-PeEL)EBL30883033(DE-B1597)650275(DE-B1597)9783111218014(EXLCZ)992874294800004120231115d2023 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJustifying Transgression MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, and the LAW - 1200 To 17001st ed.Berlin/Boston :Walter de Gruyter GmbH,2023.©2024.1 online resource (358 pages)9783111215907 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Justifying Sodomy -- 2 Justifying Idolatry -- 3 Justifying Usury -- 4 Patterns and Trends -- Coda -- A Note on Usage -- Bibliography -- IndexHow 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.SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of ReligionbisacshSodomy.comparative world history.consequentialism.idolatry.legal pluralism.usury.SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion.Kruijtzer Gijs1111896MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996556968103316Justifying Transgression3589770UNISA