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Contesting Almsgiving in Post-New Order Indonesia
American Journal of Islam and Society, 2014 This article explores the origin and development of the ideas and practice of zakat (Islamic tax) on salary and identifies how it affects the nature of zakat practice in contemporary Indonesia.
Hilman Latief
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Beyond Brunhild: reassessing women in the Fredegar Chronicle
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 458-479, August 2026.Scholarly consideration of women in the seventh‐century Fredegar chronicle has long been dominated by the author’s hostility towards Brunhild, queen of Austrasia. Statistical analysis of Latin world chronicles before ad 900, however, shows that Fredegar’s representation of women was unusually high within this tradition.
Emily Quigley
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The sacred foodscapes of Thai Buddhist temples in Sweden
Scripta 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
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Can human beings know the hour of their own death or of the death of others? A ninth-century controversy and its historical context [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta, 2016 Between the seventh and the ninth century holy men acquired a new role. They no longer just exorcised demons and healed diseases but also foretold people when they would die. This development was caused by a shift in religious belief.
Krausmüller Dirk
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Constructing Social Cohesion in Qatar: National Vision, Strategy, and Constitution
Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 292-308, Summer 2026.Abstract Social cohesion is eroding around the world, and governments are working to foster cohesiveness. This study explores how the State of Qatar has integrated social cohesion into its key strategic planning documents. We do so by integrating locally relevant conceptualizations, as well as Western ideas, of social cohesion.
Logan Cochrane +5 more
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Orta Çağ Krallarının Dini Yaşamından Bir Örnek: Kral John, Hayırseverlik ve Sadaka
Artuklu HumanitiesBu 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
Vox 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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الإيضاح, 2021 The article aims to offer an analysis of the Prophet’s preaching conversation based upon selected Ahadith from Bukhari and Muslim in order to cipher his diverse roles as an orator, an imam a leader a husband a merchant, a head of state, a father a ...
Tahir Saddique, Mohammad Riaz Khan
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Social protection in fragile and conflict affected settings: The case of Sudan
International Social Security Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 17-42, April/June 2026.Abstract This article examines Sudan’s state‐led social protection system by conducting a mapping of the country’s main social protection schemes, drawing on legislative documents and secondary reports as well as the 2022 Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey.
Dáire Brady, Zina Nimeh
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Zekâtın Eğitici ve Ahlâkî Özellikleri
Dini Araştırmalar, 2015 There are some acts of worship, such as almsgiving which prevent people doing bad behaviors, It is possible to see psycoloqical and socioloqical benefits of almsgiving in every level of social and individual life.
Saadettin Özdemir
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