Islamic ethics of life: abortion, war, and euthanasia
Dublin Core
Title
Islamic ethics of life: abortion, war, and euthanasia
Author
Brockopp, Jonathan E.,editor
Publisher
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2003.
Place of Publication
United States of America: Columbia, SC
No. of Pages
248 p.
Language
English
Publication Date
20030000
Primary Classification
2.1
Secondary Classification
2.1;1.2;12.3;20.2.1;20.5.1;21.2
Primary keywords
abortion--[pri];allowing to die--[pri];bioethical issues--[pri];euthanasia--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];value of life--[pri];war--[pri]
Secondary keywords
attitudes to death;brain death;determination of death;Koran;suicide
Primary Document Type
b
Table Of Contents
Taking life and saving life : the Islamic context / Jonathan E. Brockopp -- The problem of abortion in classical Sunni fiqh / Marion Holmes Katz -- Contemporary Muslim ethics of abortion / Donna Lee Bowen -- The right not to be born / Vardit Rispler-Chaim -- Between functionalism and morality / Khaled Abou El Fadl -- Saving and taking life in war / Sohail H. Hashmi -- Discourses on Jihad in the postmodern era / Richard C. Martin -- The good death in Islamic theology and Law / Jonathan E. Brockopp -- Brain death and Islamic traditions / Birgit Krawietz -- Islamic ethics of life : future challenges / A. Kevin Reinhart
Call Number
BP134 .L54 I85 2003
Series
Studies in comparative religion
Bibliography
Refs., p. 225-238
ISBN
1570034710
Collection
Citation
“Islamic ethics of life: abortion, war, and euthanasia,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed July 27, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/33836.