عنوان

Intra-Muslim Debates on Ecology:

شماره

LA129573

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Intra-Muslim Debates on Ecology:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

Is Shari'a Still Relevant?

نام نخستين پديدآور

David L. Johnston

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

A survey of the proliferating literature by Muslims on ecology indicates that the majority favors some role for traditional Islamic law in order to solve the current environmental crisis. And so what is the meaning of the word "Shari'a" that appears so often? A close look at this discourse reveals an inherent fuzziness in its use of Shari'a. All of the scholar/activists surveyed in this paper, though on the conservative end of the spectrum, chiefly refer to "Shari'a" as a source of ethical values. The first to address these issues was Iranian-American philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr whose pluralist theology is hospitable to the spiritual input of all faiths; yet the most influential environmentalists today are the British scholars Mawil Izzi Dien and Fazlun Khalid, whose writings and campaigns have impacted millions of Muslims worldwide. Their appeal to past norms of eco-friendly Shari'a norms and their desire to update them in the present context fits nicely with the Earth's Charter call for "a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace." A survey of the proliferating literature by Muslims on ecology indicates that the majority favors some role for traditional Islamic law in order to solve the current environmental crisis. And so what is the meaning of the word "Shari'a" that appears so often? A close look at this discourse reveals an inherent fuzziness in its use of Shari'a. All of the scholar/activists surveyed in this paper, though on the conservative end of the spectrum, chiefly refer to "Shari'a" as a source of ethical values. The first to address these issues was Iranian-American philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr whose pluralist theology is hospitable to the spiritual input of all faiths; yet the most influential environmentalists today are the British scholars Mawil Izzi Dien and Fazlun Khalid, whose writings and campaigns have impacted millions of Muslims worldwide. Their appeal to past norms of eco-friendly Shari'a norms and their desire to update them in the present context fits nicely with the Earth's Charter call for "a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace."

تاريخ نشر

2012

توصيف ظاهري

218-238

عنوان

Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology

شماره جلد

16/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1568-5357

اصطلاح موضوعی

environment

اصطلاح موضوعی

Fazlun Khalid

اصطلاح موضوعی

Islam

اصطلاح موضوعی

Mawil Izzi Dien

اصطلاح موضوعی

Othman Llewellyn

اصطلاح موضوعی

Seyyed Hossein Nasr

اصطلاح موضوعی

Shari'a

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

David L. Johnston

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15685357-01603003

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y