Philanthropy in the world's traditions /
An investigation of how cultures outside the Western tradition understand philanthropy and how people in these cultures attempt to realize "the good" through giving and serving. These essays study philanthropy in Buddhist, Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, and Native American religious traditions an...
| مؤلفون آخرون: | , , |
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| التنسيق: | Licensed eBooks |
| اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
| منشور في: |
Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press
1998.
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| سلاسل: | Philanthropic studies.
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt16gzkth |
| الملخص: | An investigation of how cultures outside the Western tradition understand philanthropy and how people in these cultures attempt to realize "the good" through giving and serving. These essays study philanthropy in Buddhist, Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, and Native American religious traditions and in cultures from Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (xv, 382 pages) |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ردمك: | 0585235252 9780585235257 9780253112927 0253112923 025333392X 9780253333926 |