The Islamic Welfare State

Muslim Charity, Human Security, and Government Legitimacy in Pakistan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

The Islamic Welfare State explains the relationship between government legitimacy, everyday security, and lived Islam in Pakistan-a major Muslim-majority country. Its humanitarian spirit makes Islam a compelling, community-strengthening faith that motivates people to provide essential services to the needy, to foster moral sentiments that build social solidarity, and to thereby challenge the legitimacy of government with its focus on 'protecting Islam' and 'national security' rather than enhancing the lives of ordinary people. The book surveys four kinds of Islamic charities-traditional, professional, partisan, and state. The focus is on ground realities, on the activities of welfare workers and beneficiaries, mostly patients and students from low-income families. The attention to the different political sentiments that different kinds of charity foster allows us to better understand politics and political change in Pakistan and across the Muslim world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-07-04
Mått:160 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:685 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009268431

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Christopher Candland is a Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College. He has been a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. To research The Islamic Welfare State, Candland travelled across Pakistan over sixty weeks, visiting more than one hundred Muslim charities.

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'Candland takes us on a transformative journey, weaving together heartfelt stories, deep research, and political understanding.' Noryn Ali, former Secretary, Baithak Schools Network

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations; Translation and Transliteration; Glossary; Preface; Acknowledgements; Section I. Introduction; 1. Islam and the Social Welfare Ideal; Section II. Piety and Public Goods; 2. The Good of Government; 3. Social Welfare in a Muslim Society; Section III. Pakistan; 4. Muslim Identities and Parties; 5. Everyday Public Security and Insecurity; Section IV. Charities; 6. Methods of Discovery; 7. Traditional Islamic Charities; 8. Professional Islamic Charities; 9. Partisan Islamic Charities; 10. State Islamic Charities; Section V. Religion, State, and Public Goods; 11. Religious Provision of Public Goods; 12. Sentiments of the 'Islamic Welfare State; Bibliography; Index.