Jonathan Benthall – författare & böcker

Best of Anthropology Today

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

458 kr

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The articles in this influential journal placed it in the thick of a turbulent period for anthropology. Reacting to current research interests and launching what were often heated debates, it set the agenda for disciplinary change and new research.Once described the American Anthropological Association as creating 'a strong voice for anthropology in the public arena', the Founder Editor, Jonathan Benthall, introduces here a personal selection of articles and letters with his own candid retrospect, arguing that the discipline's greatest strength and potential lies in testing and refining the ideas of other disciplines. Once described by the American Anthropological Association as creating 'a strong voice for anthropology in the public arena', the founder editor, Jonathan Benthall, introduces here a personal selection of articles and letters with his own candid retrospect, arguing that the discipline's greatest strength and potential lies in telling and refining the ideas of other disciplines.

Islamic Charities and Islamic Humanism in Troubled Times

AvJonathan Benthall

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

331 kr

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This book is the fruit of twenty years' reflection on Islamic charities, both practically and as a key to understand the crisis in contemporary Islam. On the one hand Islam is undervalued as a moral and political force whose admirable qualities are epitomised in its strong tradition of charitable giving. On the other hand, it suffers from a crisis of authority that cannot be blamed entirely on the history of colonialism and stigmatisation to which Muslims have undoubtedly been subjected - most recently, as a result of the "War on Terror".The book consists of seventeen previously published chapters, with a general introduction and new prefatory material for each chapter. Part one reviews the current situation of Islamic charities from many different viewpoints. Part two expands the coverage to explore the potential for a twenty-first century global "Islamic humanism" devised by Muslims. This means addressing contentious topics such as religious toleration.

Charitable Crescent

Politics of Aid in the Muslim World

AvJonathan Benthall,Jérôme Bellion-Jourdan

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2003

394 kr

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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 naïve 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."Interesting, rewarding and timely - this is an important book" - 'Caroline Moorhead.'

Returning to Religion

Why a Secular Age is Haunted by Faith

AvJonathan Benthall

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2008

1 967 kr

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How can one explain the resurgence of religion, even in a western context of rationality, postmodernity and scientific endeavour? The persistence of religious expression has compelled even diehard secularists, or proponents of the 'secularization thesis', to rethink their positions. Jonathan Benthall explains precisely why societies are not bound to embrace western liberal rationality as an evolutionary inevitability. He shows that the opposite is true: that where a secular society represses the religious imagination, the human predisposition to religion will in the end break out in surprising, apparently secular, modes and outlets.Concentrating on what he calls 'para-religion', a kind of secular spirituality that manifests itself within movements and organisations who consider themselves motivated by wholly rational considerations, Benthall uncovers a paradox: despite themselves, they are haunted by the shadow of irrationality. Arguing that humanitarianism, environmentalism, the animal rights movement, popular archaeology and anthropology all have 'religiod' aspects, his startling conclusion is that religion, rather than coming 'back', in fact never went away.A human universal, the 'religious inclination' underlies the fabric of who we are, and is essential for the healthy functioning of any society.

Disasters, Relief and the Media

AvJonathan Benthall

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

410 kr

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Written at a time when disasters both natural - drought, famine - and manmade - the war in Yugoslavia, civil strike in South Africa - fill our TV screens and newspapers, and when politicians are arguing over how many refugees Britain should accept, this book examines the way in which relief agencies and the media interact, and illustrates many of the organizational, moral and political problems facing them. Dr Benthall considers the different styles and "marketing techniques" of the different agencies, with particular attention paid to the power of television. There are also accounts of two modern calamities: the Nigerian civil war of the late 1960s and the Armenian earthquake of 1988.

Best of Anthropology Today

AvJonathan Benthall

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2013

538 kr

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The articles in this influential journal placed it in the thick of a turbulent period for anthropology. Reacting to current research interests and launching what were often heated debates, it set the agenda for disciplinary change and new research.Once described the American Anthropological Association as creating ''a strong voice for anthropology in the public arena'', the Founder Editor, Jonathan Benthall, introduces here a personal selection of articles and letters with his own candid retrospect, arguing that the discipline''s greatest strength and potential lies in testing and refining the ideas of other disciplines. Once described by the American Anthropological Association as creating ''a strong voice for anthropology in the public arena'', the founder editor, Jonathan Benthall, introduces here a personal selection of articles and letters with his own candid retrospect, arguing that the discipline''s greatest strength and potential lies in telling and refining the ideas of other disciplines.

Best of Anthropology Today

AvJonathan Benthall

E-bok

Engelska, 2013

538 kr

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The articles in this influential journal placed it in the thick of a turbulent period for anthropology. Reacting to current research interests and launching what were often heated debates, it set the agenda for disciplinary change and new research.Once described the American Anthropological Association as creating ''a strong voice for anthropology in the public arena'', the Founder Editor, Jonathan Benthall, introduces here a personal selection of articles and letters with his own candid retrospect, arguing that the discipline''s greatest strength and potential lies in testing and refining the ideas of other disciplines. Once described by the American Anthropological Association as creating ''a strong voice for anthropology in the public arena'', the founder editor, Jonathan Benthall, introduces here a personal selection of articles and letters with his own candid retrospect, arguing that the discipline''s greatest strength and potential lies in telling and refining the ideas of other disciplines.

Trust: Series 1-3

A BBC Radio Full-Cast Comedy Drama

AvJonathan Benthall

Ljudbok

Engelska, 2023

186 kr

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A light-hearted drama series about an inner-city academy school in Salford, starring Julie HesmondhalghYvette Miller is acting head of a Salford secondary school that has just joined Quays Academy Trust, a successful group of academies headed by the charismatic Sir Ken - a keen advocate of freeing schools from the shackles of Local Education oversight. Yvette, meanwhile, is somewhat more sceptical. How will she - and East Salford Academy - fit within the new regime?As the school, students, and staff, deal with contemporary events, from budgeting difficulties and school branding to Covid-19 lockdowns, catch-up initiatives and staff restructuring, Yvette must keep an even head as she steers the school through new and choppy waters. How do you vaccinate an entire body of students (and staff)? What does it take to keep the teaching union rep happy? And exactly how much hand sanitiser can one school need?With Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street, Happy Valley) and Jonathan Keeble (War and Peace, Confessions of a Medium), this witty, insightful drama offers a playful view into modern schooling and all its attendant commotions. Written by Jonathan HallDirected and produced by Gary BrownCast Yvette - Julie HesmondhalghSir Ken / Eugene - Jonathan KeebleAndy - Rupert HillTim - Ashley MargolisJoy / Tannoy / Carol - Susan TwistSidrah - Purvi ParmarEmily - Molly Ehrenberg-PetersDhruti - Mina AnwarTerry - Sushil ChudasamaMarigold / Candice / Wendy - Verity HenryMoey / Mr Ayhan - Abdullah AfzalChris - Jake FerrettiNicki - Erin ShanagherRyan - Daniel Luke JeffreyDave - Lloyd PetersBilly - Jason DoneGunner - James QuinnStudents - Thomas Roberts, Royia Tierney, Iestyn Sofield, Rheanon Shaw, Lauren TaylorFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:7 September - 9 September 2020 (Series 1)28 September - 29 September 2021 (Series 2)8 August - 10 August 2022 (Series 3)©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Islamic Charities and Islamic Humanism in Troubled Times

AvJonathan Benthall

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

1 192 kr

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This book is the fruit of twenty years' reflection on Islamic charities, both practically and as a key to understand the crisis in contemporary Islam. On the one hand Islam is undervalued as a moral and political force whose admirable qualities are epitomised in its strong tradition of charitable giving. On the other hand, it suffers from a crisis of authority that cannot be blamed entirely on the history of colonialism and stigmatisation to which Muslims have undoubtedly been subjected - most recently, as a result of the "War on Terror".The book consists of seventeen previously published chapters, with a general introduction and new prefatory material for each chapter. Part one reviews the current situation of Islamic charities from many different viewpoints. Part two expands the coverage to explore the potential for a twenty-first century global "Islamic humanism" devised by Muslims. This means addressing contentious topics such as religious toleration.

Returning to Religion

Why a Secular Age is Haunted by Faith

AvJonathan Benthall

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

1 819 kr

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How can one explain the resurgence of religion, even in a western context of rationality, postmodernity and scientific endeavour? The persistence of religious expression has compelled even diehard secularists, or proponents of the 'secularization thesis', to rethink their positions. Jonathan Benthall explains precisely why societies are not bound to embrace western liberal rationality as an evolutionary inevitability. He shows that the opposite is true: that where a secular society represses the religious imagination, the human predisposition to religion will in the end break out in surprising, apparently secular, modes and outlets.Concentrating on what he calls 'para-religion', a kind of secular spirituality that manifests itself within movements and organisations who consider themselves motivated by wholly rational considerations, Benthall uncovers a paradox: despite themselves, they are haunted by the shadow of irrationality. Arguing that humanitarianism, environmentalism, the animal rights movement, popular archaeology and anthropology all have 'religiod' aspects, his startling conclusion is that religion, rather than coming 'back', in fact never went away.A human universal, the 'religious inclination' underlies the fabric of who we are, and is essential for the healthy functioning of any society.

Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond

AvRobert Lacey,Jonathan Benthall

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

2 039 kr

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Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the "Age of Terror" and Beyond is the first book to be published on the charities of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, covering their work both domestic and international. From a diversity of viewpoints, the book addresses: the historical roots of Islamic philanthropy in religious traditions and geopolitical movements; the interactions of the Gulf charities with "Western" relief and development institutions - now under pressure owing to budgetary constraints; numerous case studies from the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia; the impact of violent extremism on the sector, with the legal repercussions that have followed - especially in the USA; the recent history of attempts to alleviate the obstacles faced by bona fide Islamic charities, whose absence from major conflict zones now leaves a vacuum for extremist groups to penetrate; the prospects for a less politicized Islamic charity sector when the so-called "war on terror" eventually loses its salience.

Best of Anthropology Today

AvJonathan Benthall

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

1 326 kr

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The articles in this influential journal placed it in the thick of a turbulent period for anthropology. Reacting to current research interests and launching what were often heated debates, it set the agenda for disciplinary change and new research.Once described the American Anthropological Association as creating 'a strong voice for anthropology in the public arena', the Founder Editor, Jonathan Benthall, introduces here a personal selection of articles and letters with his own candid retrospect, arguing that the discipline's greatest strength and potential lies in testing and refining the ideas of other disciplines. Once described by the American Anthropological Association as creating 'a strong voice for anthropology in the public arena', the founder editor, Jonathan Benthall, introduces here a personal selection of articles and letters with his own candid retrospect, arguing that the discipline's greatest strength and potential lies in telling and refining the ideas of other disciplines.

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Jonathan Benthall – författare

Best of Anthropology Today

Islamic Charities and Islamic Humanism in Troubled Times

Charitable Crescent

Returning to Religion

Disasters, Relief and the Media

Best of Anthropology Today

Best of Anthropology Today

Trust: Series 1-3

Islamic Charities and Islamic Humanism in Troubled Times

Returning to Religion

Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond

Best of Anthropology Today

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