Divine Money

Divine Money Islam, Zakat, and Giving in Palestine - Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Book information

ISBN: 9780253066572
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 297.54
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 184
Weight: 298g
Height: 152mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 16mm