Jonathan Benthall

Islamic Charities and Islamic Humanism in Troubled Times

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Produktbeschreibung

Islamic charities and Islamic humanism in troubled times is the fruit of twenty years' reflection on Islamic charities, both in practical terms (including allegations of complicity with terrorism) and as a key to understanding the crisis in contemporary Islam. On one hand Islam is undervalued as a global moral and political force whose admirable qualities are exemplified in its strong tradition of humanitarianism. On the other, it suffers from a crisis of authority that cannot be blamed entirely on the history of colonialism and stigmatisation to which Muslims have undoubtedly been subjected - most recently, as a result of the 'war on terror'. This study offers an in-depth analysis of the current status of Islamic charities from a wide range of approaches - theological, historical, diplomatic, legal, sociological and ethnographic - and makes use of primary data from the United States, Britain, Israel-Palestine, Mali and Indonesia. The discussion is widened to explore the potential for a twenty-first century 'Islamic humanism', devised by Muslims in the light of the human sciences and consolidated in durable institutions throughout the Muslim world. With this in mind, contentious issues such as religious toleration and the meaning of jihad need to be addressed. The readership includes academics and students at all levels, professionals concerned with aid and development, and all who have an interest in the future of Islam.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9780719099724
• ISBN-10: 0719099722
• Artikelnr.: 44610250

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Benthall is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at University College London

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Islamic charities 1. Islamic charities, Faith-Based
Organizations and the international aid system 2. Islamic aid in a North
Malian enclave 3. Have Islamic aid agencies a privileged relationship in
majority Muslim areas? The case of post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh 4.
The Palestinian zakat committees 1993-2007 and their contested
interpretations 5. The Islamic Charities Project (formerly Montreux
Initiative) 6. An unholy tangle: Boim versus the Holy Land Foundation 7.
The Tariq Ramadan visa case 8. Islamic philanthropy in Indonesia 9.
Puripetal force in the charitable field Part II: Islamic humanism 10.
Confessional cousins and the rest: the structure of Islamic toleration 11.
Religious persecution and conflict in the twenty-first century 12. What
makes Islam unique? 13. Tariq Ramadan 14. Mona Siddiqui 15. Akbar Ahmed 16.
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi 17. Religion and violence Index