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Disability in Islamic Law
Vardit Rispler-Chaim
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Description for Disability in Islamic Law
Hardback. Very little has been written so far on people with disabilities in a general Islamic context, much less in reference to Islamic law. This title analyzes attitudes to people with various disabilities based on Muslim jurists' works in the Middle Ages and the modern era. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 446.
1 When I completed my book Islamic Medical Ethics in the Twentieth Century , I was aware that I had omitted certain topics that I would have to return to. One of these was the ethical treatment of disabilities and the disabled, and of handicaps and the handicapped. Since responses to burning medical dilemmas within the wide field of medical ethics was the main focus of that book, it addressed ethical aspects of the doct- patient relationship, and contemporary Islamic debates on issues such as birth control and abortion, artificial insemination, organ transplants, postmortem exa- nations and euthanasia. The main ... Read more
1 When I completed my book Islamic Medical Ethics in the Twentieth Century , I was aware that I had omitted certain topics that I would have to return to. One of these was the ethical treatment of disabilities and the disabled, and of handicaps and the handicapped. Since responses to burning medical dilemmas within the wide field of medical ethics was the main focus of that book, it addressed ethical aspects of the doct- patient relationship, and contemporary Islamic debates on issues such as birth control and abortion, artificial insemination, organ transplants, postmortem exa- nations and euthanasia. The main ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402050510
SKU
V9781402050510
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Disability in Islamic Law
“The appendix of the book itself is indeed a treasure and marvelously written. The book does not end here, but it has more gems at the end including notes, bibliography, index of disabilities, terminology, and names which increase the scholarly value of the book. … the book is a marvelous piece of writing and interesting for people from all religions, ... Read more