Modesty, decency and reticence: the islamic virtue known as ḥayāʾ
This paper surveys the moral quality known as ḥayāʾ, prompted by contemporary Islamic debate in relation particularly to women’s dress. On the basis of an interrogation of the foundational Islamic literature (the Koran, the Prophet’s Sunna) and other tradition based or morally oriented writings (e.g...
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Language: | Spanish |
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Editorial Universidad de Sevilla
2018-06-01
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Series: | Philologia Hispalensis |
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Online Access: | https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/PH/article/view/4477 |