Islam and ecology : a bestowed trust / edited by Richard C. Foltz, Frederick M. Denny and Azizan Baharuddin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foltz, Richard C., 1961-

Denny, Frederick Mathewson.

Azizan Haji Baharuddin.

Series:

Religions of the world and ecology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Islam.

Human ecology.

Nature--Religious aspects--Islam.

Nature.

Environmental protection--Religious aspects--Islam.

Environmental protection.

Environmentalism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

xliii, 584 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School : Distributed by Harvard University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Islam is the religion of over one billion people and is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of an Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural and philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order and reviews the ways an Islamic world view can be interpreted, reassessed, and applied to such environmental problems as pollution and water scarcity. Sections on social justice and on issues of sustainability and development look at the history and roots of the current environmental crisis; at the broader context of women's rights of equal access to both natural and social resources; and at the interconnectedness of environmental protection and the alleviation of human poverty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [537]-547) and index.

ISBN:

0945454392

0945454406

OCLC:

52553933