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Alcohol in The Muslim Worlds :History, places, practices and policies (15th-21st century)

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Historicizing the forbiddenThe recurrent claim that Islam forbids alcohol is, in a narrow, legal sense, a relatively new idea. It is not paradoxical to put it this way. Religious condemnation and social proscription constitute two different realities. The latter makes little sense without a sufficiently coercive apparatus for enforcement, an application that has been rigorously facilitated by modern state-building processes. It is not our intention to gloss over the rich body of normative te...

Source: Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée

DOI: 10.4000/remmm.17629

Authors: Philippe Bourmaud, Nessim Znaien

Institutions: Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes, Université Jean Moulin Lyon III, Aix-Marseille Université, Temps, espaces, langages, Europe méridionale, Méditerranée

Language: French

Topic: Islamic Studies and History

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4297002270

FWCI: 0.823

Cites: 12

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10