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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nablus
/ Zakat
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| Further subjects: | B
Philanthropy & Charity / SOCIAL SCIENCE
B Wealth Moral and ethical aspects (West Bank) (Nablus) B Public Welfare Religious aspects Islam B Islamic Studies / SOCIAL SCIENCE B Islamic giving B Zakat (West Bank) (Nablus) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Erscheint auch als: Schaeublin, Emanuel, 1981-: Divine money. - Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2023. - 9780253066589 |
| 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. Based on his ethnographic fieldwork in the city of Nablus, Schaeublin traces zakat flows as they provide critical support to households living under military rule and security surveillance. In the neighborhoods of Nablus, the Islamic tradition shapes public life. Many enact simple gifts of money of food as an expression of God's generosity and justice. How do such invocations of the divine enable people to negotiate responsibilities and tensions arising from differences in wealth in Palestinian society? What is the role of zakat in confronting political repression and economic instability?"-- |
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| ISBN: | 0253066565 |