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...
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 语言: | 英语 |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press
1998.
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| 丛编: | Philanthropic studies.
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| 在线阅读: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt16gzkth |
| 总结: | 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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| 实物描述: | 1 online resource (xv, 382 pages) |
| 参考书目: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585235252 9780585235257 9780253112927 0253112923 025333392X 9780253333926 |