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This book explores the history of natural disasters in the Ottoman
Empire and the responses to them on the state, communal, and
individual levels. Yaron Ayalon argues that religious boundaries
between Muslims and non-Muslims were far less significant in
Ottoman society than commonly believed. Furthermore, the emphasis
on Islamic principles and the presence of Islamic symbols in the
public domain were measures the state took to enhance its
reputation and political capital - occasional discrimination of
non-Muslims was only a by-product of these measures. This study
sheds new light on flight and behavioral patterns in response to
impending disasters by combining historical evidence with studies
in social psychology and sociology. Employing an approach that
mixes environmental and social history with the psychology of
disasters, this work asserts that the handling of such disasters
was crucial to both the rise and the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
This collection of essays by a team of international scholars
addresses the topic of Charity through the lenses of the three
Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The
contributors look for common paradigms in the ways the three faiths
address the needs of the poor and the needy in their respective
societies, and reflect on the interrelatedness of such practices
among the three religions. They ask how the three traditions deal
with the distribution of wealth, in the recognition that not all
members of a given society have equal access to it, and in the
relationship of charity to the inheritance systems and family
structures. They reveal systemic patterns that are similar--norms,
virtue, theological validations, exclusionary rules, private
responsibility to society--issues that have implications for
intercultural and interfaith understanding. Conversely, the essays
inquire how the three faiths differ in their understanding of
poverty, wealth, and justifications for charity.
This collection of essays by a team of international scholars
addresses the topic of Charity through the lenses of the three
Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The
contributors look for common paradigms in the ways the three faiths
address the needs of the poor and the needy in their respective
societies, and reflect on the interrelatedness of such practices
among the three religions. They ask how the three traditions deal
with the distribution of wealth, in the recognition that not all
members of a given society have equal access to it, and in the
relationship of charity to the inheritance systems and family
structures. They reveal systemic patterns that are similar--norms,
virtue, theological validations, exclusionary rules, private
responsibility to society--issues that have implications for
intercultural and interfaith understanding. Conversely, the essays
inquire how the three faiths differ in their understanding of
poverty, wealth, and justifications for charity.
This book explores the history of natural disasters in the Ottoman
Empire and the responses to them on the state, communal, and
individual levels. Yaron Ayalon argues that religious boundaries
between Muslims and non-Muslims were far less significant in
Ottoman society than commonly believed. Furthermore, the emphasis
on Islamic principles and the presence of Islamic symbols in the
public domain were measures the state took to enhance its
reputation and political capital - occasional discrimination of
non-Muslims was only a by-product of these measures. This study
sheds new light on flight and behavioral patterns in response to
impending disasters by combining historical evidence with studies
in social psychology and sociology. Employing an approach that
mixes environmental and social history with the psychology of
disasters, this work asserts that the handling of such disasters
was crucial to both the rise and the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
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