Islamic religious authority resisted Aristotelian rationales for natural slavery
Evidence
In Islamic societies, however, the nature and the thrust of religious authority left little leeway for the use of Aristotle or any other non-Muslim apologists of slavery in this fashion. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 510
Categorization
- QUESTION: What exactly in Islamic religious authority foreclosed Aristotelian rationalizations — Qur’anic egalitarianism, juridical structure, or something else? Worth chasing.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 510