Philanthropy in the world's traditions [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Warren F. Ilchman, Stanley N. Katz, and Edward L. Queen, II

• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (398 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.7/632/09
• Soggetto topico: Charities; Charities - History; Social service; Social service - History; Social service - Religious aspects
• Altri autori: IlchmanWarren Frederick KatzStanley Nider QueenEdward L
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: ""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
• Titolo autorizzato: Philanthropy in the world's traditions
• ISBN: 1-283-62898-8; 9786613941435; 0-253-11292-3; 0-585-23525-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778891303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies