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This open access book addresses, for the first time, Islamic social
work as an emerging concept at the interface of Islamic thought and
social sciences. Applying a multidisciplinary approach it explores,
on the one hand, the discourse that provides religious
legitimisation to social work activities and, on the other hand,
case studies of practical fields of Islamic social work including
educational programmes, family counselling, and resettlement of
prisoners. Although in many cases, these activities are oriented
towards Muslim clients, more often than not they go beyond the
boundaries of Muslim communities to benefit society as a whole.
Muslim actors are also starting to professionalise their services
and to negotiate the ways in which they can become fully recognised
service-providers within the welfare state. At a more general
level, the volume also shows that in contrast to the widespread
processes of secularisation of social work and its separation from
religious communities, new types of activities are now emerging,
which bring back to the public arena both an increased sensitivity
to the religious identities of the beneficiaries and the religious
motivations of the benefactors. The edited volume will be of
interest to researchers in Islamic Studies, Social and Political
Sciences, Social Work, and Religious Studies. This is an open
access book.
The volume contributes to a better understanding of Iranian history
since 1953, with a focus on societal change and its reflection in
intellectual discourse. The papers explore the attitudes of
Iranians toward modernity and tradition before and after the
Revolution of 1979. With insights from Oriental studies, history,
sociology, literature and social anthropology, the volume offers a
cross-disciplinary perspective on the intellectual, political, and
social history of Iran.
This open access book addresses, for the first time, Islamic social
work as an emerging concept at the interface of Islamic thought and
social sciences. Applying a multidisciplinary approach it explores,
on the one hand, the discourse that provides religious
legitimisation to social work activities and, on the other hand,
case studies of practical fields of Islamic social work including
educational programmes, family counselling, and resettlement of
prisoners. Although in many cases, these activities are oriented
towards Muslim clients, more often than not they go beyond the
boundaries of Muslim communities to benefit society as a whole.
Muslim actors are also starting to professionalise their services
and to negotiate the ways in which they can become fully recognised
service-providers within the welfare state. At a more general
level, the volume also shows that in contrast to the widespread
processes of secularisation of social work and its separation from
religious communities, new types of activities are now emerging,
which bring back to the public arena both an increased sensitivity
to the religious identities of the beneficiaries and the religious
motivations of the benefactors. The edited volume will be of
interest to researchers in Islamic Studies, Social and Political
Sciences, Social Work, and Religious Studies. This is an open
access book.
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