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The sacred foodscapes of Thai Buddhist temples in Sweden

open access: yesScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 2015
Thai Buddhist communities are by far the fastest-growing Buddhist establishments in Sweden, and – contrary to other Buddhist congregations that are mainly clustered in the cities – Thai Buddhist temples can be found in sparsely-populated areas and rural ...
Katarina Plank
doaj   +1 more source

The social morality of John Chrysostom : the contribution of Adalbert Hamman (1910-2000) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
While reflecting on the enormous contribution of Jacques-Paul Migne (1800-1875) on the centenary of his death, Adalbert Hamman (1910-2000) praises the perennial usefulness of "returning to the Fathers".
Scerri, Hector
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Other Visions of the Economy: NGOs and Transformations of Islamic Charity in North India

open access: yesPoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Volume 48, Issue 2, November 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores how new Islamic charity NGOs in India are transforming age‐old practices of obligatory Islamic almsgiving (zakat). This transformation reconfigured the ritual of zakat from its historical emphasis on local giving among kin and neighbors to an NGO‐based developmentalist process.
Christopher B. Taylor
wiley   +1 more source

Orta Çağ Krallarının Dini Yaşamından Bir Örnek: Kral John, Hayırseverlik ve Sadaka

open access: yesArtuklu Humanities
Bu çalışma, XII. yüzyılın sonlarında siyasî faaliyetlerini görmeye başladığımız ve XIII. yüzyılda İngiltere Kralı olan John’un dinî yaşamından kesitler sunmaktadır. Burada John’un dinî hayatına dair tüm meseleleri incelemek yerine Hristiyan itikadında da
Fuat Ceylanbaş
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Sposoby przeciwstawiania się złemu duchowi w ujęciu św. Jana Chryzostoma

open access: yesVox Patrum, 2013
In the opinion of Saint John Chrysostom man can resist the demon through the adoption of the sacrament of Baptism and the Eucharist and through the prac­tice of penance: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. In the Sacrament of Baptism, all works of the devil
Adam Zmuda
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A fresh look at the understanding of charity : with special reference to the present Indian practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The discussion of this paper is divided in two parts: Present understanding of Charity and a fresh look at the understanding of Charity particularly with a reference to the present Indian practice.
Massey, James
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Christian Family as Domestic Church in the Writings of St. John Chrysostom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Translated by Wacław GrzybowskiJohn Chrysostom, the most famous preacher of the Eastern Empire, exerted an important influence on the formation of family.
Widok, Norbert
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John Chrysostom’s Discourse on Property Ownership: An Analysis from the Perspective of Roman Law

open access: yesVox Patrum, 2022
Unlike the dominant but simplified view of previous scholarship that Chrysostom stands in opposition to Roman property law, his attitude towards Roman law concerning property ownership is quite complicated.
Chen Yingxue
doaj   +1 more source

Social Role of Alms (zakāt) in Islamic Economies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Islam as both religion and socioeconomic system is based on five main pillars, that is – five basic acts considered mandatory by Muslims, summarized in the hadith of Gabriel. One of them is zakāt (almsgiving), i.e.
Bukowski, Adam
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Racial Capitalism and the Workhouse–Plantation Nexus in the Atlantic World

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 57, Issue 5, Page 2015-2044, September 2025.
Abstract This paper re‐examines the British workhouse within the framework of racial capitalism and the Atlantic world. Traditionally understood as a domestic mechanism for managing poverty and labour in an era of industrial capitalism, we argue the workhouse was deeply intertwined with global systems of racial exploitation and accumulation from the ...
Andrew Williams, Jon May
wiley   +1 more source

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