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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Main Author: Ida Zilio-Grandi
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Editorial Universidad de Sevilla 2018-06-01
Series:Philologia Hispalensis
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Online Access:https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/PH/article/view/4477

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