Divine Money
Islam, Zakat, and Giving in Palestine
Seiten
2023
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-06656-5 (ISBN)
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-06656-5 (ISBN)
Mutual aid or zakat giving is a sacred practice in Islam. In Palestinian neighborhoods of the West Bank, where the Islamic tradition shapes public life, a simple gift of money or food to a person in need can invoke the presence of God. In Divine Money, Emanuel Schaeublin shows how zakat institutions and direct zakat donations provide critical support to households in financial distress.
Based on ethnographic fieldwork in the ancient city of Nablus, Divine Money analyzes how zakat institutions work in the social and political context of contemporary Palestine and explores how embedding care in Islamic scripture helps community members negotiate the social tensions that arise around differences in financial security. In the absence of a reliable public safety net, many interpret acts of zakat giving as an expression of God's generosity and evidence of His infinite ability to provide. Such invocations of the divine in charitable interactions provide both community support and a means to live a good and ethical Muslim life, even during times of political repression and economic stagnation.
Based on ethnographic fieldwork in the ancient city of Nablus, Divine Money analyzes how zakat institutions work in the social and political context of contemporary Palestine and explores how embedding care in Islamic scripture helps community members negotiate the social tensions that arise around differences in financial security. In the absence of a reliable public safety net, many interpret acts of zakat giving as an expression of God's generosity and evidence of His infinite ability to provide. Such invocations of the divine in charitable interactions provide both community support and a means to live a good and ethical Muslim life, even during times of political repression and economic stagnation.
Emanuel Schaeublin is an anthropologist focusing on ethics and political conflict in the Arabic-speaking Middle East and Europe. He is a senior researcher at ETH Zurich and an advisor on film productions.
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration, Translation and Anonymization
Introduction: An Anthropological Perspective on Zakat
1. Fieldwork under Military Rule: Subjecting Oneself to Lateral Disciplining
2. Zakat Institutions on Shifting Grounds
3. Concealing and Exposing Need: Shyness, Piety and Dignity
4. The Piety of Giving: Modelling Direct Zakat Interactions
5. The Ethics of Giving and Market Transactions
6. The Other World and the Occupation
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.09.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society |
| Zusatzinfo | 12 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Bloomington, IN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-253-06656-5 / 0253066565 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-06656-5 / 9780253066565 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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