1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910597889303321

Autore

Galadari Abdulla

Titolo

Metaphors of death and resurrection in the Qur'an : an intertextual approach with biblical and Rabbinic literature / / Abdulla Galadari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2021

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

297.23

Soggetti

Death - Religious aspects - Islam - Qurʼanic teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Concepts of the Afterlife -- 2. Terminologies of Life -- 3. Terminologies of Death -- 4. Death -- 5. Life -- 6. The Vivid Portrayal of Physical Resurrection in Qur'an 2:259 -- 7. The Portrayal of Physical Resurrection in Qur'an 2:260 -- 8. The Metaphor of Physical Resurrections -- 9. The Red Cow and Bringing Back the Dead Conclusion: Death and Resurrection in the Qur'an -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Through extensive textual analysis, this book reveals how various passages of the Qur'an define death and resurrection spiritually or metaphorically. While the Day of Resurrection is a major theme of the Qur'an, resurrection has largely been interpreted as physical, which is defined as bones leaving their graves. However, this book shows that the Qur'an sometimes alludes to death and resurrection in a metaphoric manner ? for example, rebuilding a desolate town, typically identified as Jerusalem, and bringing the Israelite exiles back; thus, suggesting awareness and engagement with Jewish liturgy. Many times, the Qur'an even speaks of non-believers as spiritually dead, those who live in this world, but are otherwise zombies. The author presents an innovative theory of interpretation, contextualizing the Qur'an within Late Antiquity and traces the Qur'anic passages back to their Biblical, extra-biblical and rabbinic subtexts and traditions."-- Provided by publisher.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960624303321

Autore

Hallaert Jean-Jacques

Titolo

How does a domestic tax reform affect protection against imports? The case of the Republic of Madagascar / / Jean-Jacques Hallaert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

9786612841026

9781462399185

1462399185

9781451999396

1451999399

9781451870091

1451870094

9781282841024

1282841025

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (22 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/151

Disciplina

382.5015195

Soggetti

Imports - Taxation - Madagascar - Econometric models

Protectionism - Madagascar - Econometric models

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Customs appraisal

Excise tax

Excise taxes

Excises

Exports and Imports

Imports

International economics

International Trade Organizations

Public finance & taxation

Public Finance

Spendings tax

Tariff

Tariffs

Taxation

Trade Policy

Trade: General

Valuation, origin and classification

Value-added tax



Madagascar, Republic of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. The taxation of imports in Madagascar; A. Customs tariffs accounts for only 35 percent of taxation of imports; Tables; 1. Average customs tariff rate by products; Figures; 1. Import taxes as a share of total tax revenue (in percent); B. Excise duties: high targeted protection for few revenues; 2. Trade openness (in percent of GDP); C. Value Added Tax; D. A wide range of rates of taxation of imports; 3. Tariff structure and import value by customs tariff rate in 2006; III. The 2008 domestic tax reform

4. Total tax rate of imports and import value by customs tariff rate in 2006.IV. The protectionist impact of the domestic tax reform; A. The overall protectionist impact is small; B. ... but the structure of protection is significantly modified; 2. Impact of the tax reform on total tax level; 5. Structure of the total imports taxes in 2006-2008; 6. Changes in the difference of taxes on imports - taxes on domestic goods; V. What is the impact for revenue from taxes of imports?; 3. Impact of the tax reform by type of goods

A. The domestic tax reform will increase revenue from taxes on international trade .4. Changes in the structure of taxes on imports; B. ... and will reduce the fiscal cost of the SADC FTA; 5. Changes in revenues from imports taxes; 6. SADC FTA: Revenue losses on imports from South Africa; VI. Conclusion and next steps in the trade reform; References

Sommario/riassunto

In 2008, Madagascar reformed its domestic tax system. Because the excise duties and VAT regimes were reformed, the taxation of imports has changed. This paper quantifies how the reform changes the protection against imports and the fiscal revenues from taxation of imports. It shows that, even if the reform has only a limited impact on the average rate of protection, it substantially alters the structure of protection across goods. Moreover, because the reform further increases the already high rate of taxation of imports, it will also boost revenue from taxes on imports and reduce the fiscal losses from the SADC FTA.