Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
724
Language
English
Published
Feb 18, 2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
052113093X
ISBN-13
9780521130936
Description
What duty do we have to stop others from doing wrong? The question is intelligible in almost any culture, but few seek to answer it in a rigorous fashion. The most striking exception is found in the Islamic tradition where "commanding right and forbidding wrong" is a central moral tenet. Michael Cook's comprehensive and compelling analysis represents the first sustained attempt to chart the history of Islamic reflection on this obligation and to explain its relevance for politics and ideology in the contemporary Islamic world.