Giving to God e-bog
288,10 DKK
(inkl. moms 360,12 DKK)
Giving to Godexamines the everyday practices of Islamic giving in post-revolutionary Egypt. From foods prepared in Sufi soup kitchens, to meals distributed bypious volunteers in slums, to almsgiving, these acts are ultimately about giving to God by giving to the poor. Surprisingly, many who practice such giving say that they do not care about the poor, instead framing their actions within a uni...
E-bog
288,10 DKK
Udgivet
26 februar 2019
Længde
248 sider
Genrer
1HBE
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780520972056
Giving to Godexamines the everyday practices of Islamic giving in post-revolutionary Egypt. From foods prepared in Sufi soup kitchens, to meals distributed bypious volunteers in slums, to almsgiving, these acts are ultimately about giving to God by giving to the poor. Surprisingly, many who practice such giving say that they do not care about the poor, instead framing their actions within a unique non-compassionate ethics of giving. At first, this form of giving may appear deeply selfish, but further consideration reveals that it avoids many of the problems associated with the idea of';charity.'Using the Egyptian uprising in 2011 and its call for social justice as a backdrop, this beautifully crafted ethnography suggests that';giving a man a fish'might ultimately be more revolutionary than';teaching a man to fish.'