In his peculiarly self-abasing preface to Animals in Islamic Tradition and Muslim Cultures,
Richard Foltz speculates that the audience for his book will probably consist of “non-Muslims …

In his peculiarly self-abasing preface to Animals in Islamic Tradition and Muslim Cultures,
Richard Foltz speculates that the audience for his book will probably consist of “non-Muslims …

From references to animals in the Qu'ran to modern-day websites on Islamic vegetarianism,
Richard C. Foltz presents the first comprehensive study of the role of animals in the Islamic …

It is most fitting to begin this review with the first line of the text itself:" This is a book I had
hoped someone else would write"(p. xi). Richard Foltz is a Visiting Scholar at Concordia …

This work is not, as the title might suggest, a thorough examination of the various
occurrences of non-human animals in the Quran, although for readers interested in such …

Recent studies of the place of animals in Islamic religious culture have often taken the form
of general surveys of the scriptural data, prophetic practice, and the place of animals in the …

This article examines the roles and representations of dogs in Islam by focusing on their
place in four manifestations of the Islamic tradition: the Quran, Islamic jurisprudence …

Like Christianity, a foundation of stewardship and care of nonhuman animals can also be
found within Islam. It will be shown that, unlike Christian precepts, the distinction between …

It is frequently claimed that one position or an other represents" true" Islam. Nevertheless,
there exists no unified Islamic or Muslim view ofnonhuman animals. It is also important to ac …

The Qur'an contains regulations concerning sacrifices, hunting, and the slaughter of animals
for human consumption. The legitimacy of these practices is not questioned in the Hadith or …