Justifying transgression : Muslims, Christians, and the law, 1200 to 1700 /

"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 practice...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kruijtzer, Gijs (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2024]
Subjects:
Sin > Christianity.
Sin > Islam.
Sodomy > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sodomy > Religious aspects > Islam.
Idols and images > Worship > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Idols and images > Worship > Religious aspects > Islam.
Usury laws (Canon law)
Interest (Islamic law)
Péché > Islam.
Sodomie > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Sodomie > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Usure (Droit canonique)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Justifying Sodomy
  • Justifying Idolatry
  • Justifying Usury
  • Patterns and Trends.

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