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Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating

Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating

Book XI of the Revival of the Religious Sciences

by Denys Johnson-Davies
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/04/2016

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The eleventh chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences begins the section dealing with man and society. In this volume, concentrating on the manners relating to eating, Ghazali first discusses what a person must uphold when eating by himself: that the food is lawful, that both the person and the surroundings should be clean, that one must be content with what is available, and how the person should conduct himself while eating and after eating. Ghazali then proceeds to discuss eating in company and says that to all the above should be added the necessity of courtesy, conversation and the proper presentation of food. Finally, Ghazali expounds the virtues of hospitality and generosity and the conduct of the host as well as that of the guest. Other topics that are discussed are: abstention from food, fasting and general health.

In this new edition, the Islamic Texts Society has included a translation of Imam Ghazali's own Introduction to the Revival of the Religious Sciences which gives the reasons that caused him to write the work, the structure of the whole of the Revival, and places each of the chapters in the context of the others.

ISBN:
9781911141020
9781911141020
Category:
Comparative religion
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-04-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Islamic Texts Society
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Edition:
2nd Edition
Dimensions (mm):
234.95x152.4x17.78mm
Weight:
0.39kg

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