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The Request and the Gift in Religious and Humanitarian Endeavors
Frederick Klaits (Ed.)
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Hardback. Editor(s): Klaits, Frederick. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HR; HRAM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This collection revisits classical anthropological treatments of the gift by documenting how people may be valued both through the requests they make and through what they give. Many humanitarian practitioners, the authors propose, regard giving to those in need as the epitome of moral action but are liable to view those people's requests for charity as merely utilitarian. Yet in many religious discourses, prayers and requests for alms are highly valued as moral acts, obligatory for establishing relationships with the divine. Framing the moral qualities of asking and giving in conjunction with each other, the contributors explore the generation of ... Read more
This collection revisits classical anthropological treatments of the gift by documenting how people may be valued both through the requests they make and through what they give. Many humanitarian practitioners, the authors propose, regard giving to those in need as the epitome of moral action but are liable to view those people's requests for charity as merely utilitarian. Yet in many religious discourses, prayers and requests for alms are highly valued as moral acts, obligatory for establishing relationships with the divine. Framing the moral qualities of asking and giving in conjunction with each other, the contributors explore the generation of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
183
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319542430
SKU
V9783319542430
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About Frederick Klaits (Ed.)
Frederick Klaits is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. He is the author of Death in a Church of Life: Moral Passion during Botswana's Time of AIDS (2010).
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