The Ethics of Karbala investigates the relationship between religious myths and the development of character, focusing on the warrior ethos as expressed in accounts of the Battle of Karbala, as well as on the place of the martial virtues in modern life and warfare.

Cyrus Ali Zargar is Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor at the Department of Philosophy, the University of Central Florida, USA. His recent publications include Religion of Love: Sufism and Self-Transformation in the Poetic Imagination of ¿A¿¿ar and The Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism.

Introduction 1. To Know the Warrior: Karbala in the Frame of Virtue Ethics 2. Noblest Among Us: The Comprehensive Virtue of Karam 3. A Story of War: Revering the Ahistorical Historical Warrior 4. No Sword in Hand: Virtual Soldiers and the Caretakers of Memory Conclusion Bibliography Index