The Charitable Crescent: Politics of Aid in the Muslim World
The Charitable Crescent: Politics of Aid in the Muslim World
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慈善新月：穆斯林世界的援助政治
DOI：
10.1086/378755
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发表时间：
2003
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
J. Bellion
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作者：
J. Benthall;J. Bellion
“伊斯兰慈善机构受到怀疑”：自美国9.11袭击以来，这样的头条新闻已经变得很熟悉。慈善新月是一个独特的和原始的帐户迄今鲜为人知的领域，对我们今天的穆斯林世界的理解至关重要：政治和慈善事业之间的关系，在伊斯兰慈善机构的运作。基于多年的研究，乔纳森·本索尔和杰罗姆·贝隆-丹解释了穆斯林历史上慈善事业的悠久传统，以及它如何不断适应不同的政治背景。中东地区慈善与政治之间的普遍联系表明，将人道主义视为与政治不同的领域是多么天真。慈善新月涵盖了这个在当今世界变得如此相关的主题的所有方面：谁有权从穆斯林施舍中受益？物质救济援助能否与政治行动，有时甚至是暴力行动脱钩？如何赢得公众对福利提供系统的信任（西方和伊斯兰）？谁有权解释伊斯兰教义？人道主义是有一个普遍的传统，还是有许多由文化历史定义的传统？这本书提供了丰富的实用见解，与当今高度紧张的国际气候高度相关，并鼓励读者挑战西方的普遍假设，即“我们”是唯一的援助提供者，以拯救被动的第三世界。
'Islamic Charity Under Suspicion': such headlines have become familiar since the attacks on the United States on 9.11. The Charitable Crescent is a unique and original account of a hitherto little-known field of pivotal significance to our understanding of the Muslim world today: the relationship between politics and philanthropy in the workings of Islamic charities. Based on years of research, Jonathan Benthall and Jerome Bellion-Jourdan explain the long tradition of philanthropy in Muslim history and how it is constantly adapted to differing political contexts. The pervasive connections between charity and politics in the Middle East demonstrate how naive it is to think of humanitarianism as a sphere distinct from politics. The Charitable Crescent covers all aspects of this topic that has become so relevant in today's world: who is entitled to benefit from Muslim alms? Can material relief aid be de-linked from political, or sometimes even violent, action? How can public trust (both Western and Islamic) in welfare delivery systems be won? Who is entitled to interpret Islamic doctrine? Is there one universal tradition of humanitarianism, or many traditions defined by cultural history? This book offers rich practical insights highly relevant to today's highly tense international climate, and also encourages the reader to challenge the common Western assumption that 'we' are the exclusive providers of aid to rescue a passive Third World.