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Titolo |
Philanthropy in the world's traditions [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Warren F. Ilchman, Stanley N. Katz, and Edward L. Queen, II |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-62898-8 |
9786613941435 |
0-253-11292-3 |
0-585-23525-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (398 p.) |
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Collana |
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Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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IlchmanWarren Frederick |
KatzStanley Nider |
QueenEdward L |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Charities |
Charities - History |
Social service |
Social service - History |
Social service - Religious aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: NON-LITERATE/ABORIGINAL TRADITIONS; I. Reciprocity and Assistance in Precolonial Africa; II. A Comparative Study in Native American Philanthropy; PART TWO: HISTORICAL/TEXTUAL ROOTS; III. Contextualizing Philanthropy in South Asia: A Textual Analysis of Sanskrit Sources; IV. Generosity and Service in Theravdda Buddhism; V. The Mahāyāna Buddhist Foundation for Philanthropic Practices; PART THREE: PHILANTHROPY IN CONTEXT; VI. Philanthropy, the Law, and Public Policy in the Islamic World before the Modern Era |
VII. Chinese Philanthropy As Seen through a Case of Famine Relief in the 1640sVIII. A View of Philanthropy in Japan: Confucian Ethics and Education; PART FOUR: PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL CHANGE; IX. The |
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Origins of Modern Jewish Philanthropy; X. Mount Holyoke Missionaries and Non-Western Women: The Motivations and Consequences of Nineteenth-Century American Missionary Philanthropy; XI. Orthodox Christianity, the Nation-State, and Philanthropy: Focus on the Serbian Orthodox Church; PART FIVE: NEW SHOOTS, OLD ROOTS; XII. Hindu Philanthropy and Civil Society |
XIII. Religious Authority, Reform, and Philanthropy in the Contemporary Muslim WorldXIV. From Repression to Revival: Philanthropy in Twentieth-Century Russia; XV. State Power and the Philanthropic Impulse in China Today; XVI. Civil Society and Philanthropy in Latin America: From Religious Charity to the Search for Citizenship; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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""The cross-cultural understandings this book provides can do much to help us determine the distinctive shape and form American religious philanthropy might take in the future."" -Christian Century""The provocative information challenges the assumptions that philanthropy is a primarily Western or Christian tradition, and it clarifies the need for additional study."" -ChoiceAn investigation of how cultures outside the Western tradition understand philanthropy and how people in these cultures attempt to realize ""the good"" through giving and serving. These essays study philanth |
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