ISBN: 1851683984
Author: Richard C. Foltz
Publisher: Oneworld Publications (2006)
Pages: 192 Binding: Paperback

Description from the publisher:

This is the first comprehensive study of the role of animals in the Islamic tradition. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including classic texts in philosophy, literature and mysticism, Foltz traces the development of Islamic attitudes towards animals over the centuries and confronts some of the key ethical questions facing Muslims today.

"The only complete survey of Muslim traditions and attitudes toward animals. No work does so much to bring the reader abreast of human-animal relations in the Muslim world, or does so with such a combination of scholarship, sympathy, and bold critique." Richard Bulliet, Professor of History, Columbia University, and author of The Camel and the Wheel