Description: A Historical Approach to Casuistry: Norms and Exceptions in a Comparative Perspective [Hardcover] Ginzburg, Carlo and Biasiori, Lucio Product Overview Casuistry, the practice of resolving moral problems by applying a logical framework, has had a much larger historical presence before and since it was given a name in the Renaissance. The contributors to this volume examine a series of case studies to explain how different cultures and religions, past and present, have wrestled with morality's exceptions and margins and the norms with which they break. For example, to what extent have the Islamic and Judaic traditions allowed smoking tobacco or gambling? How did the Spanish colonization of America generate formal justifications for what it claimed? Where were the lines of transgression around food, money-lending, and sex in Ancient Greece and Rome? How have different systems dealt with suicide? Casuistry lives at the heart of such questions, in the tension between norms and exceptions, between what seems forbidden but is not. A Historical Approach to Casuistry does not only examine this tension, but re-frames casuistry as a global phenomenon that has informed ethical and religious traditions for millennia, and that continues to influence our lives today. Read more Details Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic (December 27, 2018) Language : English Hardcover : 376 pages ISBN-10 : 1350006750 ISBN-13 : 51 Item Weight : 1.5 pounds Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.88 x 9.21 inches Best Sellers Rank: #9,483,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #58,869 in History (Books) #81,366 in Historical Study (Books) #214,118 in World History (Books) #58,869 in History (Books) #81,366 in Historical Study (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 1350006750
ISBN10: 1350006750
ISBN13: 9781350006751
EAN: 9781350006751
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Brand: Bloomsbury
GTIN: 09781350006751
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Publication Name: Historical Approach to Casuistry : Norms and Exceptions in a Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Social History, World, Christian Theology / Ethics
Item Weight: 24.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Religion, History
Author: Lucio Biasiori
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
