Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Throughout the Middle East, Islamist charities and social welfare organizations play a major role in addressing the socioeconomic needs of Muslim societies, independently of the state. Through case studies of Islamic medical clinics in Egypt, the Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan, and the Islah Women's Charitable Society in Yemen, Janine A. Clark examines the structure and dynamics of moderate Islamic institutions and their social and political impact. Questioning the widespread assumption that

Islam --- Middle class --- Charities --- Social institutions --- Bourgeoisie --- Commons (Social order) --- Middle classes --- Social classes --- Alms and almsgiving --- Benevolent institutions --- Charitable institutions --- Endowed charities --- Institutions, Charitable and philanthropic --- Philanthropy --- Poor relief --- Private nonprofit social work --- Relief (Aid) --- Social welfare --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Poor --- Social service --- Endowments --- Institutions, Social --- Social systems --- Sociology --- Social structure --- Alms and almsgiving (Islam) --- Charities. --- Social conditions --- Societies, etc. --- Services for

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Charity. --- Church. --- Charity --- Church --- Ecclesiastical theology --- Ecclesiology --- Theology, Ecclesiastical --- People of God --- Theology --- Alms and almsgiving --- Conduct of life --- Deutscher Caritasverband. --- Caritasverband für das Katholische Deutschland --- Caritas (Association : Germany) --- DCV --- Deutsche Caritasverband --- Caritas Germany

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Altruism --- Charity --- Christian ethics --- 258 --- Caritas. Weldadigheid. Welzijnszorg. Naastenliefde --- Ethical theology --- Moral theology --- Theology, Ethical --- Theology, Moral --- Christian life --- Christian philosophy --- Religious ethics --- Alms and almsgiving --- Conduct of life --- Altruistic behavior --- Unselfishness --- Helping behavior

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Islam --- Islam and civil society --- Islam and civil society. --- Charities --- Charities. --- Alms and almsgiving (Islam) --- Civil society and Islam --- Civil society --- Mohammedanism --- Muhammadanism --- Muslimism --- Mussulmanism --- Religions --- Muslims --- islamic ethics --- muslim studies --- philanthropy

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

In Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society, Thomas Adam has assembled a comparative set of case studies that challenge long-held and little-studied assumptions about the modern development of philanthropy. Histories of philanthropy have often neglected European patterns of giving and the importance of financial patronage to the emergence of modern industrialized societies. It has long been assumed, for example, that Germany never developed civic traditions of philanthropy as in the United States. In

Charities --- Alms and almsgiving --- Benevolent institutions --- Charitable institutions --- Endowed charities --- Institutions, Charitable and philanthropic --- Philanthropy --- Poor relief --- Private nonprofit social work --- Relief (Aid) --- Social welfare --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Poor --- Social service --- Endowments --- History --- Societies, etc. --- Services for