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Divine money : Islam, zakat, and giving in Palestine /

"Zakat giving or mutual aid is a sacred practice in Islam. Where government and public safety nets fail, zakat serves as a form of social security in Muslim communities. In Divine Money, Emanuel Schaeublin shows how zakat institutions and direct zakat donations function in contemporary Palestin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schaeublin, Emanuel, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]
Series:Muslim philanthropy and civil society
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : An Anthropological Perspective on Zakat
  • Fieldwork under Military Rule : Subjecting Oneself to Lateral Disciplining
  • Zakat Institutions on Shifting Grounds
  • Concealing and Exposing Need : Shyness, Piety, and Dignity
  • The Piety of Giving : Modeling Direct Zakat Interactions
  • The Ethics of Giving and Market Transactions
  • The Other World and the Occupation.