Description
| Product ID: | 9783110696967 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Maecenata Schriften |
| Title: | Al Waqf |
| Subtitle: | Philanthropy, Endowments and Sustainable Social Development in Egypt |
| Authors: | Author: Marwa El Daly |
| Page Count: | 315 |
| Subjects: | Anthropology, Anthropology, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy, Non-profitmaking organizations, Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy, Non-profitmaking organizations |
| Description: | This book explores how philanthropy is perceived and practiced in a predominantly Muslim society. It is the first academic quantification of philanthropic giving and volunteering using a representative sample of the Egyptian population, providing th This book explores how philanthropy is perceived and practiced in a predominantly Muslim society. It is the first academic quantification of philanthropic giving and volunteering using a representative sample of the Egyptian population, providing the reader with a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the state of philanthropy in Egypt. The book discusses traditional and religious philanthropic mechanisms and provides a thorough explanation of the waqf system, how it is perceived today, and how it could support innovation. Furthermore, as a solid direct product of the research embodied in the creation of a community foundation, it discusses reviving and modernizing the concept of waqf, thus elaborating an example of how academic studies may be employed to create proto-types for learning and calculated action. |
| Imprint Name: | De Gruyter Oldenbourg |
| Publisher Name: | De Gruyter |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-23 |
