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Stephen P. (Hrsg.) Heyneman

Islam and Social Policy

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At a time when more nuanced understandings of Muslim countries and their legal and social practices are urgently needed in the West, the appearance of this collection is especially welcome. In these illuminating and accessible essays, the contributors explain how Islam sees itself in terms of social policy, how it treats women, and how it encourages charity, education, and general social welfare. The essays encompass many regional cultures and draw on court records and legal debates, field work on government ministries, and an extensive reading of Islamic law. In his overview of waqf (similar to the Western idea of a foundation, in which an… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-8265-9179-1
  • EAN: 9780826591791
  • Produktnummer: 34880872
  • Verlag: Kensington Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
  • Seitenangabe: 232 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 3'841 KB

Über den Autor


Stephen P. Heyneman is a professor of international education policy at Vanderbilt University. From 1976 to 1998, he helped design and implement education policies for the World Bank. He is the editor or author of a number of reports on international education, economic and social policy.

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