Caring for the poor: Islamic and Christian benevolence in a liberal world

Based on several years of fieldwork in Egypt and Turkey, this book tells the stories of charity providers and volunteers. The book also places their stories within the overall development of Islamic ethics. Muslim charity, Tugal argues, has interacted with Christian and secular Western ethics over t...

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Main Author: Tuğal, Cihan (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2017
In:Year: 2017
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Charitable works / Christianity
B Near East / Charitable works
Further subjects:B Islamic Ethics
B Ethics
B Poverty
B Interweaving
B Liberalization
B Interdependence
B Islamic countries
B Benevolence
B Population group
B Charity
B Christian Ethics