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Divine money : Islam, zakat, and giving in Palestine / Emanuel Schaeublin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schaeublin, Emanuel, 1981- author.
- Series:
- Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zakat--West Bank--Nablus.
- Zakat.
- Islamic giving.
- Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--West Bank--Nablus.
- Wealth.
- Public welfare--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Public welfare.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- 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 Palestine.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Schaeublin, Emanuel Divine Money
- ISBN:
- 0-253-06658-1
- OCLC:
- 1375103499
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