Faith and the State A History of Islamic Philanthropy in Indonesia Amelia Fauzia, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta E-Book booksandjournals.brillonline.com offers online access to Brill's books and journals. BRILL Phone (NL) +31 (0)71-53 53 500 Phone (US) +1-671-263-2323 Email: [email protected] Faith and the State offers a comprehensive historical development of Islamic philanthropy-- zakat (almsgiving), sedekah (donation) and waqf (religious endowment)-- from the time of the Islamic monarchs, through the period of Dutch colonialism and up to contemporary Indonesia. It shows a rivalry between faith and the state: between efforts to involve the state in managing philanthropic activities and efforts to keep them under control of Muslim civil society. Philanthropy is an indication of the strength of civil society. When the state was weak, philanthropy developed powerfully and was used to challenge the state. When the state was strong, Muslim civil society tended to weaken but still found ways to use philanthropic practices in the public sphere to promote social change. All interested in Indonesian studies, Islamic studies, and the study of philanthropy. For more information see brill.com/faith-and-state · February 2013 · February 2013 · ISBN 9789004233973 · · Hardback (xxxii, 346 pp.) · · List Price: €112.- / $156.- · · Language: English · · Brill's Southeast Asian Library, 1 · · Imprint: BRILL · READERSHIP: View full information on www.brill.com
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Faith and the StateA History of Islamic Philanthropy in Indonesia
Amelia Fauzia, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta
E-Book
booksandjournals.brillonline.com
offers online access to Brill's books and journals.
BRILLPhone (NL) +31 (0)71-53 53 500Phone (US) +1-671-263-2323Email: [email protected]
Faith and the State offers a comprehensive historical development of Islamic philanthropy--zakat (almsgiving), sedekah (donation) and waqf (religious endowment)-- from the time of the Islamic monarchs, through the period of Dutch colonialism and up to contemporary Indonesia. It shows a rivalry between faith and the state: between efforts to involve the state in managing philanthropic activities and efforts to keep them under control of Muslim civil society.Philanthropy is an indication of the strength of civil society. When the state was weak, philanthropy developed powerfully and was used to challenge the state. When the state was strong, Muslim civil society tended to weaken but still found ways to use philanthropic practices in the public sphere to promote social change.
All interested in Indonesian studies, Islamic studies, and the study of philanthropy.
For more information see brill.com/faith-and-state
· February 2013· February 2013· ISBN 9789004233973·· Hardback (xxxii, 346 pp.)·· List Price: €112.- / $156.-·· Language: English·· Brill's Southeast Asian Library, 1·· Imprint: BRILL·
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