The Book of Assistance
Title | The Book of Assistance PDF eBook |
Author | ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAlawī ʻAṭṭās |
Publisher | |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Islamic ethics |
ISBN |
The Writs of Assistance Case
Title | The Writs of Assistance Case PDF eBook |
Author | M.H. Smith |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 608 |
Release | 2023-04-28 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0520327403 |
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.
The Lives of Man
Title | The Lives of Man PDF eBook |
Author | ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAlawī ʻAṭṭās |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Death |
ISBN | 9781887752145 |
Originally published: [London]: Quilliam, 1991 (Classics of Muslim spirituality; 3).
Knowledge and Wisdom
Title | Knowledge and Wisdom PDF eBook |
Author | ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAlawī ʻAṭṭās |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Islam |
ISBN | 9781929694068 |
Contains 40 short essays that revolve around or touch upon the topic of the Hereafter, the ultimate destination of all people. With these essays, this book offers reminders about what the spiritual aspirant needs to focus on in the moments and days of his or her brief life - all in preparation for the Last Day and the eternal abode that follows.
On Assistance to the Poor
Title | On Assistance to the Poor PDF eBook |
Author | Juan Luis Vives |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 1999-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780802082893 |
Sixteenth-century humanist Juan Luis Vives sought to find ways to alleviate the sufferings of the poor of Bruges, dealing with problems and presenting solutions that sound remarkably familiar to twentieth-century urban ears.
How To Read The Egyptian Book Of The Dead
Title | How To Read The Egyptian Book Of The Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Barry Kemp |
Publisher | Granta Books |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2012-09-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1847087515 |
The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to overcome the dangers lurking in the Otherworld and to become one with the gods who governed. Barry Kemp selects a number of spells to explore who and what the Egyptians feared and the kind of assistance that the Book offered them, revealing a relationship between the human individual and the divine quite unlike that found in the major faiths of the modern world.
The Ethics of Assistance
Title | The Ethics of Assistance PDF eBook |
Author | Deen K. Chatterjee |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2004-04-08 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521527422 |
As globalization has deepened worldwide economic integration, moral and political philosophers have become increasingly concerned to assess duties to help needy people in foreign countries. The essays in this volume present ideas on this important topic by authors who are leading figures in these debates. At issue are both the political responsibility of governments of affluent countries to relieve poverty abroad and the personal responsibility of individuals to assist the distant needy. The wide-ranging arguments shed light on global distributive justice, human rights and their implementation, the varieties of community and the obligations they generate, and the moral relevance of distance. This provocative volume will interest scholars in ethics, political philosophy, political theory, international law and development economics, as well as policy makers, aid agencies, and general readers interested in the moral dimensions of poverty and affluence.