Philanthropy in the world's traditions / edited by Warren F. Ilchman, Stanley N. Katz, and Edward L. Queen, II.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ilchman, Warren Frederick.

Katz, Stanley Nider.

Queen, Edward L.

Series:

Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charities--Cross-cultural studies.

Charities.

Charities--History--Cross-cultural studies.

Social service--Cross-cultural studies.

Social service.

Social service--History--Cross-cultural studies.

Social service--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""The cross-cultural understandings this book provides can do much to help us determine the distinctive shape and form American religious philanthropy might take in the future."" -Christian Century""The provocative information challenges the assumptions that philanthropy is a primarily Western or Christian tradition, and it clarifies the need for additional study."" -ChoiceAn investigation of how cultures outside the Western tradition understand philanthropy and how people in these cultures attempt to realize ""the good"" through giving and serving. These essays study philanth

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: NON-LITERATE/ABORIGINAL TRADITIONS; I. Reciprocity and Assistance in Precolonial Africa; II. A Comparative Study in Native American Philanthropy; PART TWO: HISTORICAL/TEXTUAL ROOTS; III. Contextualizing Philanthropy in South Asia: A Textual Analysis of Sanskrit Sources; IV. Generosity and Service in Theravdda Buddhism; V. The Mahāyāna Buddhist Foundation for Philanthropic Practices; PART THREE: PHILANTHROPY IN CONTEXT; VI. Philanthropy, the Law, and Public Policy in the Islamic World before the Modern Era

VII. Chinese Philanthropy As Seen through a Case of Famine Relief in the 1640sVIII. A View of Philanthropy in Japan: Confucian Ethics and Education; PART FOUR: PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL CHANGE; IX. The Origins of Modern Jewish Philanthropy; X. Mount Holyoke Missionaries and Non-Western Women: The Motivations and Consequences of Nineteenth-Century American Missionary Philanthropy; XI. Orthodox Christianity, the Nation-State, and Philanthropy: Focus on the Serbian Orthodox Church; PART FIVE: NEW SHOOTS, OLD ROOTS; XII. Hindu Philanthropy and Civil Society

XIII. Religious Authority, Reform, and Philanthropy in the Contemporary Muslim WorldXIV. From Repression to Revival: Philanthropy in Twentieth-Century Russia; XV. State Power and the Philanthropic Impulse in China Today; XVI. Civil Society and Philanthropy in Latin America: From Religious Charity to the Search for Citizenship; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613941435

9781283628983

1283628988

9780253112927

0253112923

9780585235257

0585235252

OCLC:

45729868