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Book SynopsisJews and Science examines the complicated relationship between Jewish identities and the evolving meanings of science throughout the history of Western academic culture. Jews have been not only the agents for study of things Jewish, but also the subject of examination by "scientists" across a range of disciplines, from biology and bioethics to anthropology and genetics. Even the most recent iteration of Jewish studies as an academic discipline—Israel studies—stresses the global cultural, economic, and social impact of Israeli science and medicine.The 2022 volume of the Casden Institute's Jewish Role in American Life series tackles a range of issues that have evolved with the rise of Jewish studies, throughout its evolution from interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary, and now finally as a discipline itself with its own degrees and departments in universities across the world. This book gathers contributions by scholars from various disciplines to discuss the complexity in defining "science" across multiple fields within Jewish studies. The scholars examine the role of the self-defined "Jewish" scholar, discerning if their identification with the object of study (whether that study be economics, criminology, medicine, or another field entirely) changes their perception or status as scientists. They interrogate whether the myriad ways to study Jews and their relationship to science—including the role of Jews in science and scientific training, the science of the Jews (however defined), and Jews as objects of scientific study—alter our understanding of science itself. The contributors of Jews and Science take on the challenge to confront these central problems.Table of Contents FOREWORD EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION DEFINING SCIENCE; DEFINING JEWS Science, Imperialism, and Heteromasculinity in the Wissenschaft des Judentums, by Susannah Heschel Philosophers of Catastrophe: Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Proponents and Opponents of Objectivity in Science, by Steven Gimbel and Stephen Stern Medical History: A Blank Spot in Jewish Studies?, by Robert Jütte Jewish Scientists and Scholars at the University of Vienna from the Late Habsburg Period until the Early Post-War Years, by Mitchell G. Ash HUMAN BIOLOGY: GENETICS IN THE NOW "Questions Remain": Racialism, Geneticism, and the Continuing Lure of Jewish Essentialism, by Mitchell B. Hart Science, Sovereignty, and Diaspora: Alternative Genealogies and DNA Research on Jewish Populations, by Yulia Egorova ISRAEL STUDIES AND SCIENCE The Fusion of Zionism and Science: The First Two Decades—and the Present Day?, by Amos Morris-Reich and Danny Trom Israel as a Laboratory in the Time of COVID-19, by Sander L. Gilman JEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Environmental History and Jewish Studies: Methodological Intersections and Opportunities, by Dean Phillip Bell Changing Climates: Zionist Medical Climatology in Palestine, 1897–1948, by Netta Cohen ISRAEL STUDIES AND SCIENCE Jews and Science: A Note, by David A. Hollinger Science and Judaism, by Roald Hoffmann ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS ABOUT THE USC CASDEN INSTITUTE

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Book SynopsisJews and Science examines the complicated relationship between Jewish identities and the evolving meanings of science throughout the history of Western academic culture. Jews have been not only the agents for study of things Jewish, but also the subject of examination by "scientists" across a range of disciplines, from biology and bioethics to anthropology and genetics. Even the most recent iteration of Jewish studies as an academic discipline—Israel studies—stresses the global cultural, economic, and social impact of Israeli science and medicine.The 2022 volume of the Casden Institute's Jewish Role in American Life series tackles a range of issues that have evolved with the rise of Jewish studies, throughout its evolution from interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary, and now finally as a discipline itself with its own degrees and departments in universities across the world. This book gathers contributions by scholars from various disciplines to discuss the complexity in defining "science" across multiple fields within Jewish studies. The scholars examine the role of the self-defined "Jewish" scholar, discerning if their identification with the object of study (whether that study be economics, criminology, medicine, or another field entirely) changes their perception or status as scientists. They interrogate whether the myriad ways to study Jews and their relationship to science—including the role of Jews in science and scientific training, the science of the Jews (however defined), and Jews as objects of scientific study—alter our understanding of science itself. The contributors of Jews and Science take on the challenge to confront these central problems.Table of Contents FOREWORD EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION DEFINING SCIENCE; DEFINING JEWS Science, Imperialism, and Heteromasculinity in the Wissenschaft des Judentums, by Susannah Heschel Philosophers of Catastrophe: Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Proponents and Opponents of Objectivity in Science, by Steven Gimbel and Stephen Stern Medical History: A Blank Spot in Jewish Studies?, by Robert Jütte Jewish Scientists and Scholars at the University of Vienna from the Late Habsburg Period until the Early Post-War Years, by Mitchell G. Ash HUMAN BIOLOGY: GENETICS IN THE NOW "Questions Remain": Racialism, Geneticism, and the Continuing Lure of Jewish Essentialism, by Mitchell B. Hart Science, Sovereignty, and Diaspora: Alternative Genealogies and DNA Research on Jewish Populations, by Yulia Egorova ISRAEL STUDIES AND SCIENCE The Fusion of Zionism and Science: The First Two Decades—and the Present Day?, by Amos Morris-Reich and Danny Trom Israel as a Laboratory in the Time of COVID-19, by Sander L. Gilman JEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Environmental History and Jewish Studies: Methodological Intersections and Opportunities, by Dean Phillip Bell Changing Climates: Zionist Medical Climatology in Palestine, 1897–1948, by Netta Cohen ISRAEL STUDIES AND SCIENCE Jews and Science: A Note, by David A. Hollinger Science and Judaism, by Roald Hoffmann ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS ABOUT THE USC CASDEN INSTITUTE

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Book SynopsisJews and Urban Life recognizes that throughout their long history, Jews have often inhabited cities. The reality of this urban experience ranged from ghetto restrictions to robust participation in a range of civic and social activities. Essays in this collection present relevant examples from within the Jewish community itself, moving historically from the biblical period to the modern-day State of Israel. Taking a comparative approach while recognizing the particulars of individual instances, authors examine these phenomena from a wide variety of approaches, genres, and media. Interdisciplinary and accessibly written, the articles display a multitude of instances throughout history showing the range of Jewish life in urban settings.

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Book SynopsisThe concept of ethnicity, once in vogue, has largely gone out of fashion among twenty-first-century social scientists, now replaced by models of assimilation defined in terms of the construction of whiteness and white supremacy. Beyond Whiteness: Revisiting Jews in Ethnic America explores the benefits of reconfiguring the ethnic concept as a tool to analyze the experiences of twentieth-century American Jews—not only in relation to other "white" groups of European descent, but also African Americans and Asian Americans, among others. The essays presented here, ranging from comparative studies of Jews and Asians as "model minorities" to the examination of postethnic "Jews of color," demonstrate that expanding ethnicity beyond the traditional Eurocentric frame can yield fresh insights into the character of Jewish life in the modern United States.

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Book SynopsisIn Little X, Sonsyrea Tate reveals, through the acute vision and engaging voice of a curious child, the practices and policies of the mysterious organization most know only through media portrayals of its controversial leaders Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. First published in 1997, Little X chronicles the multigenerational experience of Tate's family, who broke from the traditional black church in the 1950s to join the radical Nation of Islam, then struggled to remain intact through disillusionment, shifting loyalties, and forays into Orthodox Islam.Little X is also an absorbing story of a little girl whose strict Muslim education filled her with pride, confidence, and a longing for freedom, of a teenager in an ankle-length dress and headwrap struggling to fit in with non-Muslim peers, and of a young woman whose growing disillusionment with the Nation finally led to her break with the Muslim religion. Little X offers a rare glimpse into the everyday experience of the Nation of Islam, and into a little-understood part of America's history and heritage.Sonsyrea Tate-Montgomery has been a staff writer for the Virginian Pilot, Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post. The recipient of four coveted Echoes of Excellence awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, Tate has also worked as assistant to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. She currently works as a political reporter for The Gazette, a Post-Newsweek publication.

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Book SynopsisBorn a German Jew in 1915, Rudy Baum was eighty-six years old when he sealed the garage door of his Dallas home, turned on the car ignition, and tried to end his life. After confronting her father's attempted suicide, Karen Baum Gordon, Rudy's daughter, began a sincere effort to understand the sequence of events that led her father to that dreadful day in 2002. What she found were hidden scars of generational struggles reaching back to the camps and ghettos of the Third Reich.In The Last Letter: A Father's Struggle, a Daughter's Quest, and the Long Shadow of the Holocaust, Gordon explores not only her father's life story, but also the stories and events that shaped the lives of her grandparents—two Holocaust victims that Rudy tried in vain to save in the late 1930s and early years of World War II. This investigation of her family's history is grounded in eighty-eight letters written mostly by Julie Baum, Rudy's mother and Karen's grandmother, to Rudy between November 1936 and October 1941. In five parts, Gordon examines pieces of these well-worn, handwritten letters and other archival documents in order to discover what her family experienced during the Nazi period and the psychological impact that reverberated from it in the generations that followed.Part of the Legacies of War series, The Last Letter is a captivating family memoir that spans events from the 1930s and Hitler's rise to power, through World War II and the Holocaust, to the present-day United States. In recreating the fatal journeys of her grandparents and tracing her father's efforts to save them an ocean away in America, Gordon discovers the forgotten fragments of her family's history and a vivid sense of her own Jewish identity. By inviting readers along on this journey, Gordon manages to honor victim and survivor alike and shows subsequent generations—now many years after the tragic events of World War II—what it means to remember.

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Book Synopsis2020–21 Reader Views Literary Award, Gold Medal Winner 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award, Gold Medal Winner 2020 National Jewish Book Award Finalist In the wee hours of May 15, 1902, three thousand Jewish women quietly took up positions on the streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Convinced by the latest jump in the price of kosher meat that they were being gouged, they assembled in squads of five, intent on shutting down every kosher butcher shop in New York’s Jewish quarter. What was conceived as a nonviolent effort did not remain so for long. Customers who crossed the picket lines were heckled and assaulted and their parcels of meat hurled into the gutters. Butchers who remained open were attacked, their windows smashed, stock ruined, equipment destroyed. Brutal blows from police nightsticks sent women to local hospitals and to court. But soon Jewish housewives throughout the area took to the streets in solidarity, while the butchers either shut their doors or had their doors shut for them. The newspapers called it a modern Jewish Boston Tea Party.The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 tells the twin stories of mostly uneducated women immigrants who discovered their collective consumer power and of the Beef Trust, the midwestern cartel that conspired to keep meat prices high despite efforts by the U.S. government to curtail its nefarious practices. With few resources and little experience but steely determination, this group of women organized themselves into a potent fighting force and, in their first foray into the political arena in their adopted country, successfully challenged powerful, vested corporate interests and set a pattern for future generations to follow. Trade Review"Relying on primary source materials, Seligman has created a highly readable and enjoyable account of this little-known episode in American history. Highly recommended, especially for those interested in American history and Jewish history, as well as gender and labor studies."—Library Journal, starred review"The trau­mat­ic, sig­nif­i­cant events of The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 form a tale well worth remembering."—Ira Wolf­man, Jewish Book Council"A well-written narrative history, this will appeal to historians and social scientists as well as general readers interested in a powerful but little-known community action program."—D. R. Jamieson, Choice“Seligman’s compelling book is, first and foremost, a master class in historical storytelling. . . . A welcome contribution to Jewish historical literature that both general and academic readers would enjoy, and that would prove an excellent addition to an undergraduate syllabus on gender studies, women’s history, labor history, or the history of New York.”—Hannah Zaves-Greene, American Jewish Archives Journal"The story featured in The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 resonates in contemporary times when women—and men—take to the streets to protest injustice, much as Rose Baskin did in 1902. Seligman writes easy-to-read prose, making this book perfect for scholars and non-scholars to appreciate his research. Its introductory timeline and its list of those connected to the strike made it easy to keep track of the events and the people involved. Anyone interested in life on the Lower East Side during the turn of the last century, Jewish women’s history or Jewish immigrant life will enjoy learning about this intriguing episode of Jewish American history."—Rabbi Rachel Esserman, Reporter"Seligman's well-researched book offers a valuable window into the emergence of direct-action protest among immigrant women on Manhattan's Lower East Side. In defending their families' interests, the women boycotters displayed a high degree of intelligence, boldness, and militancy that set a new standard for activism among working-class women."—Gerald W. McFarland, CLCJ Books"Scott D. Seligman's new book The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City (Potomac Books, 2020) is a full account of the Great Kosher Meat War of 1902, a milestone in the history of Jewish-American women."—New York Almanack"Seligman, whose writing has appeared in the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, has done a service in bringing this little-known part of American history to our attention, one which demonstrates that the convergence of activism, socialism, and unionization prevalent in the early 20th century remains a staple in protests to this day."—Mike Maggio, Washington Independent Review of Books"This is a unique book certainly worth reading."—Burton Boxerman, St. Louis Jewish Light"Seligman draws a splendid picture of life in the New World for these emigres from Poland, Lithuania, and the Pale of Russia. They formed associations, elected leaders, and in response to the increase in prices, led what they called “strikes,” finding inspiration in the labor unions of the 19th century. Seligman uses as his primary resource the many Yiddish newspapers that were published daily. Each of those papers had their own take on the unrest that developed."—Roger I. Abrams, New York Journal of BooksTable of Contents Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Chronology Dramatis Personae A Note on Language Prologue 1. A City within a City 2. Greater Power Than Ten Standard Oil Companies 3. The Conscience of an Orthodox Jew Is Absolute 4. Each One Is an Authority unto Himself 5. A Despotic Meat Trust 6. As Scarce around Essex Street as Ham Sandwiches 7. Let the Women Make a Strike, Then There Will Be a Strike! 8. If We Cry at Home, Nobody Will See Us 9. They Never Saw Such Assemblages in Russia or Poland 10. Hebrews with Shaved Beards 11. And He Shall Rule over Thee 12. No Industry in the Country Is More Free from Single Control 13. Essentially It Is a Fight among Ourselves 14. Vein Him as He Veins His Meat 15. Patience Will Win the Battle 16. Disregard All Verbal or Written Agreements 17. This Cooperative Shop Is Here to Stay 18. There Was Never Such an Outrage on Our Race 19. We Don’t Feel Like Paying Fifth Avenue Prices 20. It Is Not Our Fault That Meat Is So High 21. A Great Victory for the American People Afterword Notes Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisTraces the gradual opening of university education in Germany to Jews, its significance for assimilation to the bourgeoisie, and the legal restrictions that nonetheless barred Jewish graduates from most professional careers. For centuries Jews in Germany were denied full rights and excluded from gentile society. At the same time, Jewish law restricted scholarship to exegesis of the Talmud. But from the late seventeenth century onward, as German universities progressively opened their doors to them, many Jews turned toward university studies. This process accelerated around 1800 once education (Bildung) assumed a central role for social ascent among the so-called Bildungsbürgertum (cultural bourgeoisie). Many Jews sought to benefit from the professional and social opportunities that university attendance enabled, but they soon discovered that while the state encouraged education as a means of the "moral improvement" of the Jews, it was unwilling to concede them the right to professional careers. Alienated from their ancestral religion and unwilling or unable to return to trading occupations, academized Jews often found themselves leading precarious existences. Many joined the struggle for emancipation or took up the reform of Judaism. Now available in English translation for the first time, Monika Richarz's classic study addresses the far-reaching transformation of German Jewry under the impact of university education. It traces the secularization of Jewish education, the significance of academic education for social assimilation, and the loss of Jewish solidarity with increasing acculturation and emancipation.Trade ReviewMonika Richarz's in-depth study of Jewish students in German universities has long been required reading for scholars of German-Jewish history. That it is now being made available in the English language is a most welcome development. The author's thorough research and insightful presentation will inform and impress widening circles of grateful new readers. -- Michael A. Meyer, Adolph S. Ochs Professor Emeritus of Jewish History, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionMonika Richarz's pioneering study of Jews' entry into the German universities reveals important dimensions of German and German-Jewish history. Her scrupulously researched monograph illuminates essential social and cultural ambiguities and tensions. All students of modern Jewish history will benefit from this English translation. -- David Sorkin, Lucy G. Moses Professor of History, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsForeword to the English Edition Foreword to the German Edition Preface to the German Edition Translator's Note List of Abbreviations 1: Jewish Education in the Enlightenment Era 2: Jewish Encounters with the University before Emancipation 3: Jewish Students in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century 4: The Social Situation of Jewish Students in the pre-1848 Era 5: The Professional Experience of Jewish University Graduates Conclusion Documents Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisShows how Adler, Wander, Hilsenrath, and Klüger intertwine transgressive political criticism with the shadow of trauma, revealing new perspectives on canon formation and exclusion in postwar German literature. How did German-speaking Holocaust survivors pursue literary careers in an often-indifferent postwar society? How did their literary life writings reflect their postwar struggles? This monograph focuses on four authors who bore literary witness to the Shoah - H. G. Adler, Fred Wander, Edgar Hilsenrath, and Ruth Klüger. It analyzes their autofictional, critical, and autobiographical works written between the early 1950s and 2015, which depict their postwar experiences of writing, publishing, and publicizing Holocaust testimony. These case studies shed light on the devastating aftermaths of the Holocaust in different contexts. Adler depicts his attempts to overcome marginalization as a writer in Britain in the 1950s. Wander reflects on his failure to find a home either in postwar Austria or in the GDR. Hilsenrath satirizes his struggles as an emigrant to the US in the 1960s and after returning to Berlin in the 1980s. Finally, in her 2008 memoir, Ruth Klüger follows up her earlier, highly impactful memoir of the concentration camps by narrating the misogyny and antisemitism she experienced in US and German academia. Helen Finch analyzes how these under-researched texts intertwine transgressive political criticism with the shadow of trauma. Drawing on scholarship on Holocaust testimony, transnational memory, and affect theory, her book reveals new perspectives on canon formation and exclusion in postwar German literature.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1: Modernist Marginalization in Exile: H. G. Adler in the 1950s and 1960s 2: Solidarity and Trauma between Austria and the GDR: Fred Wander from the 1960s to 2006 3: Transnational Transgression: Edgar Hilsenrath from 1980 to 2018 4: Feminist Rage: Ruth Klüger in the New Millennium Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume is an attempt to serve as a venue for giving a voice to queer people from all faiths and no faiths to describe how they negotiate or have negotiated spiritual violence in their lives, as well as the voices of heterosexual allies who strive for the inclusion of queer people as a counter narrative to spiritual violence of full inclusion and embracement and demonstrate that some communities of faith do not operate from paradigms of violence, but instead operate with love, affirmation, and inclusion. These counter narratives are important.This volume is a collection of narratives that describe a variety of experiences – stories of pain and rejection, joy, and overcoming and transformation. The voices of the authors in this collection are a mixture of personal narratives, theoretical or academic thought, and because art and spirituality often go hand-in-hand, some of the authors offer the reader more creative writing that reflects their ideas.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is an attempt to serve as a venue for giving a voice to queer people from all faiths and no faiths to describe how they negotiate or have negotiated spiritual violence in their lives, as well as the voices of heterosexual allies who strive for the inclusion of queer people as a counter narrative to spiritual violence of full inclusion and embracement and demonstrate that some communities of faith do not operate from paradigms of violence, but instead operate with love, affirmation, and inclusion. These counter narratives are important.This volume is a collection of narratives that describe a variety of experiences – stories of pain and rejection, joy, and overcoming and transformation. The voices of the authors in this collection are a mixture of personal narratives, theoretical or academic thought, and because art and spirituality often go hand-in-hand, some of the authors offer the reader more creative writing that reflects their ideas.

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Book SynopsisAn odyssey from pre–Civil War Charleston to post–World War II Minneapolis through immigrants' eyesThe histories of US immigrants do not always begin and end in Ellis Island and northeastern cities. Many arrived earlier and some migrated south and west, fanning out into their vast new country. They sought a renewed life, fresh prospects, and a safe harbor, despite a nation that was not always welcoming and not always tolerant. How to Become an American begins with a widow's abandoned diary—and from there author Daniel Wolff examines the sweeping history of immigration into the United States through the experiences of one unnamed, seemingly unremarkable Jewish family, and, in the process, makes their lives remarkable. It is a deeply human odyssey that journeys from pre–Civil War Charleston, South Carolina, to post–World War II Minneapolis, Minnesota. In some ways, the family's journey parallels that of the nation, as it struggled to define itself through the Industrial Age. A persistent strain of loneliness permeates this story, and Wolff holds up this theme for contemplation. In a country that prides itself on being "a nation of immigrants," where "all men are created equal," why do we end up feeling alone in the land we love?

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Book SynopsisAs the beating drums within the United States for a war with Iran grow louder, it is important, now more than ever, to understand precisely how and why neo-conservatives have chosen to orchestrate a sustained and coordinated campaign for a U.S. attack on Iran, or short of that, support an Israeli strike against the Islamic Republic's nuclear technology facilities. This campaign is aimed at convincing U.S. politicians, and policy- and decision-makers, that the Iranian regime is inherently evil and dangerous, and is intent on acquiring nuclear weapons for the sole purpose of attacking Israel. This study breaks down some of the key rhetorical techniques neo-conservatives have utilized in this campaign, which gained serious momentum following the official withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq from 2007-2011 and the ratifying of the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2015. It also locates and dissects the origins and the nature of the political and religious sources inspiring these choices, exploring the motivating roles played by ideas such as U.S., Israeli, and Jewish exceptionalism, and the concept of the End Times. While this work is heavily geared towards focusing on how and why the neo-conservatives have chosen to engage themselves in the war of ideas about the 'true nature' of the Iranian regime, its people and their intentions, it also addresses the 'bricks and mortar;' aspect of the neo-conservative network primarily operating in and around Washington D.C. and New York.

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Book SynopsisA group of mostly Jewish German-speaking writers, the Prague Circle included some of the most significant figures in modern Western literature. Its core members, Franz Kafka, Max Brod, Franz Werfel, Paul Kornfeld, and Egon Erwin Kisch, are renowned for their seminal dramas, lyric poetry, novels, short stories, and essays on aesthetics. The writers of the Prague Circle were bound together not by a common perspective or a particular ideology, but by shared experiences and interests. From their vantage point in the Bohemian capital during the early decades of the twentieth century, they witnessed first-hand the collapse of the familiar and predictable, if not entirely comfortable, monarchical old order and the ascent of an anxious and uncertain modern era that led inexorably to fascism, militarization, and war. In order to deal with their new challenges, they considered strategies as diverse and oppositional as the members of the Prague Circle themselves. Their responses were shaped to various degrees by Catholicism, Zionism, expressionism, activism, anti-activism, international solidarity with the working class, and transcendence. Stephen Shearier explores how these authors aligned themselves on the spectrum of the Activism Debate, which preceded the much studied Expressionist Debate by a generation. This study examines the critical reception of these influential literary figures to determine how their legacies have been shaped.

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the local specificities and global forces that shaped Jewish experiences in the Americas across five centuries. Featuring a range of case studies by scholars from the United States, Brazil, Europe, and Israel, it explores the culturally, religiously, and politically diverse lives of Jewish minorities in the Western Hemisphere.The chapters are organized chronologically and trace four global forces: the western expansion of early modern European empires, Jewish networks across and beyond empires, migration, and Jewish activism and participation in international ideological movements. The volume weaves together into one narrative the histories of communities and individuals separated by time and space, such as the descendants of Portuguese converts, Moroccan immigrants to Brazil, and U.S.-based creators of Yiddish movies.Through its transnational focus and close attention paid to local circumstances, this volume offers new insights into the multicultural pasts of the Americas’ Jewish populations and of the different regions that make up North, Central, and South America.Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.Contributors: Lenny A. Ureña Valerio Elisa Kriza Raanan Rein Adriana M. Brodsky Lucas de Mattos Moura Fernandes Katalin Franciska Rac Zachary M Baker Neil Weijer Hilit Surowitz-Israel Isabel Rosa Gritti Tamar Herzog Jose C Moya Sandra McGee Deutsch Dana Rabin

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Book SynopsisZinaida Poliakova (1863–1953) was the eldest daughter of Lazar Solomonovich Poliakov, one of the three brothers known as the Russian Rothschilds. They were moguls who dominated Russian finance and business and built almost a quarter of the railroad lines in Imperial Russia. For more than seventy-five years, Poliakova kept detailed diaries of her world, giving us a rare look into the exclusive world of Jewish elites in Moscow and St. Petersburg. These rare documents reveal how Jews successfully integrated into Russian aristocratic society through their intimate friendships and patronage of the arts and philanthropy. And they did it all without converting—in fact, while staunchly demonstrating their Jewishness. Poliakova’s life was marked by her dual identity as a Russian and a Jew. She cultivated aristocratic sensibilities and lived an extraordinarily lifestyle, and yet she was limited by the confessional laws of the empire and religious laws that governed her household. She brought her Russian tastes, habits, and sociability to France following her marriage to Reuben Gubbay (the grandson of Sir Albert Abdullah Sassoon). And she had to face the loss of almost all her family members and friends during the Holocaust. Women’s voices are often lost in the sweep of history, and so A Jewish Women of Distinction is an exceptional, much-needed collection. These newly discovered primary sources will change the way we understand the full breadth of the Russian Jewish experience.

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Book SynopsisAnti-Semitism is on the rise. How is this still possible? Once again, we are witness to a surge in right-wing authoritarianism, ethnonationalism, and white supremacism, and the racist, xenophobic, and misogynist violence they spread. Like historic newsreels brought back to life, renewed waves of refugees are turned away at borders, placed in cages, or washed up lifeless on the shore. Such striking similarities between present and past suggest that we are not done with the issues raised by the historical Jewish Question: that is, what is the place of “the Jew”—the minority, the relic, the rootless stranger, the racialized other, the exiled, the displaced, the immigrant, the diasporic? In The Jewish Question Again, leading scholars grapple with our inability to keep these struggles in the past and why we continue to repeat these atrocities. This book explores the haunting recurrence of the Jewish Question today and begs why we find ourselves here yet again. Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Jewish Question, Again Joyce Dalsheim and Gregory Starrett The Jewish Question in the Age of Question Holly Case A Jewish Anthropology of the Present, or The History of the Jewish Question as a Nightmare from Which We Will Never Awak

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Book SynopsisTechnology, tourism, politics, and law have connected human beings around the world more closely than ever before, but this closeness has, paradoxically, given rise to fear, distrust, and misunderstanding between nation-states and religions. In light of the tensions and conflicts that arise from these complex relationships, many search for ways to find peace and understanding through a ""global public sphere."" There citizens can deliberate on issues of worldwide concern. Their voices can be heard by institutions able to translate public opinion into public policy that embraces more than simply the interests and ideas of the wealthy and the empowered. Contributors to this volume address various aspects of this challenge within the context of Bahá'í thought and practice, whose goal is to lay the foundations for a new world civilization that harmonizes the spiritual and material aspects of human existence. Bahá'í teachings view religion as a source of enduring insight that can enable humanity to repair and transcend patterns of disunity, to foster justice within the structures of society, and to advance the cause of peace. Accordingly, religion can and ought to play a role in the broader project of creating a pattern of public discourse capable of supporting humanity's transition to the next stage in its collective development. The essays in this book make novel contributions to the growing literature on post-secularism and on religion and the public sphere. The authors additionally present new areas of inquiry for future research on the Bahá'í faith.Table of Contents Introduction Geoffrey Cameron and Benjamin Schewel 1 Religious Disruptions in an Age of Transition Benjamin Schewel 2 Religion, Spiritual Principles, and Civil Society David A. Palmer 3 Media and Public Discourse: In Search of Normative Foundations Michael Karlberg 4 Education and Moral Empowerment: Raising Capacity for Participation in Public Discourse Sona Farid-Arbab 5 An Inquiry into the Harmony of Science and Religion Farzam Arbab 6 Bahá'í Participation in Public Discourse: Considerations Related to History, Concepts and Approach Shahriar Razavi 7 Contributions to International Development Discourse: Exploring the Roles of Science and Religion Matthew Weinberg 8 A New Politics of Engagement: The Bahá'í International Community, The United Nations and Gender Equality Julia Berger 9 Rethinking Political Advocacy: The Bahá'í Refugee Resettlement Program (1981-89) Geoffrey Cameron Contributors Farzam Arbab, San Diego, CA Julia Berger, New York, NY Geoffrey Cameron, Hamilton, ON Sona Farid-Arbab, San Diego, CA David A. Palmer, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Benjamin Schewel, University of Groningen, Netherlands Matthew Weinberg, Bahá'í Internet Agency, California Shahriar Razavi, Universal House of Justice, Haifa, Israel Michael Karlberg, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

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Book SynopsisThe Dutch Reformed Church, it was said in apartheid South Africa, was the National Party at prayer, and indeed, given that the Bible was so fundamental to much of the legislation that governed the apartheid state, that apparently satirical description had the ring of truth.‘Religion in South Africa’s past’, writes Dhammamegha Annie Leatt, has been ‘saturated by politics’ and politics ‘saturated by religion’. So how, she asks, was it possible for a new state to found itself without religious authority? Why did the churches give up so much of their political role in the transition? How can we think about tradition and the customary in relation to secularism? How can we not? In The State of Secularism Leatt guides the reader from a history of global political secularism through an exploration of the roles played by religion and traditional authority in apartheid South Africa to the position of religion in the post-apartheid state. She analyses the negotiations relating to religion in the constitution-making process, arguing that South Africa is both secular in its Constitution and judicial foundations and increasingly non-secular in its embrace of traditional authorities and customary law.In the final chapter Leatt turns her attention to post-apartheid South Africa, examining changing relationships between churches and the ruling African National Congress and the increasing influence of traditional leaders and evangelical Christians in an anti-liberal alliance. This book makes a tremendous contribution to the literature on postcolonial politics on the African continent. It has wonderful insights into the founding of a constitutional democracy in South Africa and will appeal to students in history, politics, sociology, anthropology and constitutional law.Key points This book makes a significant contribution to available literature on the role of religion and traditional authority in a postcolonial state. It sheds light on what was at stake in the often painstaking debates in the constitution-making process about the law and the place of religion in the future democratic state of South Africa. It looks at how traditional leadership and customary law were recognised in the postapartheid dispensation of democratic constitutionalism. This book will appeal to students in history, politics, sociology and anthropology, and constitutional law. Trade ReviewThe author deftly guides the reader through various committees, negotiation forums, interest groups, political parties and legal wrangles to uncover the often-surprising developments, alliances and political about-turns in the process of Constitution-making. This is not just politics as the search for power, or the politics of big men … but a thoroughly human affair with its attendant messiness, idealism, complexities and ambiguities."" — Ilana van Wyk, author of A Church of Strangers: The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in South Africa.Table of Contents Abbreviations Glossary Preface 1 Thinking Secularism from South Africa 2 A South African Morality Tale: Religion, Tradition and Racialised Rule 3 Negotiated Consensus and Religious Rights 4 Re-establishing Traditional Authority 5 The Spirit of a New South Africa 6 Secular Constitutionalism in South Africa? Conclusion Notes Appendix 1 Postamble to the interim constitution Appendix 2 Excerpts from the South African Constitution Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated and revised second edition analyses the ideas behind Islamic finance, the forms Islamic finance has taken in practice and the tension between the two that may occasionally arise. Along with an expanded section on the history of the ban on interest, this second edition contains a much more extensive discussion of investment and savings accounts, sukuk and tawarruq.Hans Visser aims to answer key topics on Islamic finance, ranging from the principles behind the phenomenon to the interaction of the market place with religious restrictions. How can governments finance their deficits and central banks conduct monetary policy without the interest-rate instrument? What price do the clients of the Islamic financial system pay for the increase in complexity and loss in flexibility compared with conventional finance? How do banking supervisors take account of the associated risks? In answering these questions, Visser's systematic treatment of the belief system and a discussion on the acceptability of disputed instruments of Islamic finance distinguish the book from others in its field.Islamic Finance is essential reading for students of economics, finance and Islamic studies. Moreover, a detailed examination of both financial products and fiscal and monetary policies ensures that it will also appeal to banking staff, financial journalists and politicians alike.Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Why Islamic Finance? 2. Sources of Islamic Law 3. The Islamic Economy 4. Forms of Islamic Finance 5. Islamic Banks 6. Special Sectors 7. Public Finance and the Monetary Authorities 8. Islamic Finance: A Tentative Verdict Appendices A. The Quran on Riba B. The Quran on Maysir C. The Bible on Interest References IndexTrade ReviewProfessor Hans Visser's acclaimed 2009 volume on Islamic finance provided unquestionably one of the best, yet succinct, accounts of the subject. This fully up-to-date and rewritten second edition is set to maintain this standard. Despite growing competition in an ever-expanding field, Professor Visser's well-organized book stands apart by the thoroughness of the research into new developments in Islamic Finance, coupled with the clarity of the writing and clear-headed analysis. --Mervyn Lewis, University of South AustraliaHans Visser's book is a clear, concise and well organised introduction to Islamic finance. This second edition not only updates the original work, but provides a much more detailed treatment of the forms of Islamic finance. The controversies surrounding many Islamic financial contracts are explained in a refreshingly objective manner. The disadvantages as well as the advantages of Islamic finance are candidly addressed. The book is highly recommended for postgraduates taking Islamic finance courses, as well as for financial professionals seeking to broaden their knowledge. --Rodney Wilson, Durham University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Why Islamic Finance? 2. Sources of Islamic Law 3. The Islamic Economy 4. Forms of Islamic Finance 5. Islamic Banks 6. Special Sectors 7. Public Finance and the Monetary Authorities 8. Islamic Finance: A Tentative Verdict Appendices A. The Quran on Riba B. The Quran on Maysir C. The Bible on Interest References Index

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Book SynopsisThe relatively new sukuk (or Islamic debt securities) markets have grown to more than US $800 billion over the past decade, and continue to grow at a rate of around 20-30 per cent per year. Arguably the first of its kind, this path-breaking book provides a highly unique reference tool relating to key issues surrounding sukuk markets, which are found in 12 major financial centers, including Kuala Lumpur, London and Zurich. The internationally renowned contributors present an in-depth study of sukuk securities, beginning with a comprehensive definition and history. They go on to discuss Islamic financial concepts and practices that govern how sukuk securities are issued, how markets are carefully regulated to protect investors, and how securities are designed to safeguard invested money. The prospects and challenges of developing sukuk Islamic debt markets across the world are also illustrated. This comprehensive guide to sukuk markets will prove a fascinating and useful reference tool for academics, students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in Islamic finance, and, more specifically, in the nascent field of sukuk securities. Contributors include: M. Ariff, P. Casey, M. Cizakca, S.A. Hussein, M. Iqbal, S.S.A. Khan, A. Meor-Amri, S. Mohamad, H.S. Nasser, A. Saeed, M.T. SkullyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Introduction to Sukuk Islamic Debt Securities Markets Mohamed Ariff, Munawar Iqbal and Shamsher Mohamed PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF SUKUK SECURITIES 2. Sukuk Securities, their Definitions, Classification and Pricing Issues Mohamed Ariff, Meysam Safari and Shamsher Mohamed 3. History of Sukuk: Pragmatic and Idealist Approaches to Structuring Sukuk Abdullah Saeed and Omar Salah 4. A Guide to Islamic Finance Principles and Financial Engineering Munawar Iqbal 5. Hıstory of Islamic Public Finance: Gharar and Risk Aversıon Murat Çizakça PART II: REGULATIONS OF SUKUK MARKETS 6. Regulatory Lessons on Sukuk Financial Products, an Opinion Peter Casey 7. Regulation and Supervision of Sukuk Industry in Bahrain Sat Paul Parashar 8. Securitization Issues and Islamic Financial Products with Reference to Sukuk Michael T. Skully PART III: SUKUK MARKETS AND INDUSTRY PRACTICES 9. Stylized Facts About Islamic Sukuk Markets Nassar H. Saidi 10. Sukuk Industry Development in the Bahrain Capital Market Sat Paul Parashar 11. Bond Pricing Practices in the Sukuk Market in Malaysia Meor Amri Ayob 12. Origination, Issuance, Marketing and Listing of Sukuk Securities Mohamed Ariff and Shamsher Mohamed 13. The Role of IDB in Islamic Capital Market Development Salman Syed Ali Khan 14. Prospects and Challenges of Developing Sukuk Islamic Debt Markets Around the World Mohamed Ariff, Munawar Iqbal and Shamsher Mohamed Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on original sources found in the first century of Islam and guided by contemporary developments in the field of business ethics, this book offers Islamic perspectives on ethical conduct in the marketplace: what organizations and other market actors do to deal with monumental challenges in today s market.The book outlines a framework for business ethics and offers a theory for understanding market ethics. Throughout the book, subjects covered underscore the necessity of ethical conduct and shed light on the interplay of several forces that shape ethical perspectives and morality in the workplace.The book creatively addresses the history and theory of ethics in the marketplace. It also discusses Islamic ethical perspectives in the context of Judaism and Christianity. Likewise, it outlines what companies working in the Muslim environment have to undertake to sustain their competitive advantage. The book, therefore, is of interest to business managers, researchers, policymakers, and students of organization and religion.Contents: 1. The Meaning and Scope of Business Ethics in Islam 2. Sources of Ethical Problems in Business 3. Islamic Ethics and Free Market Economy 4. Ethics and Profit Making 5. Leadership 6. The Ethics of Banking and Financial Services 7. Organization and Work 8. Marketing Ethics and Consumerism 9. Ethics and Human Resource Management in Modern Organizations 10. Social Responsibility and Sustainability Bibliography IndexTrade Review'Dr. Ali's clarity at bringing forth the best of Islamic thinking during its Golden era, coupled with its implications for today's business world is unique and refreshing. In its entirety, this is a book about business ethics, and the need for safeguarding societal interests and preventing fraudulent practices and immoral conduct. I was impressed with the light that Dr. Ali shed on historic Islamic thinking, and contemporary western Corporate Social Responsibility. Dr. Ali's book provides important logic and instruction for those policymakers, and business leaders who seek to avoid another tipping point, or who seek to build institutions that are truly too big to fail.' --Robert L. Lattimer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick'Professor Abbas Ali's book is a path-breaking and seminal analysis of one of the most contemporary issues in business ethics. It is by far the most thorough and totally comprehensive treatment of the subject. In a meaningful and highly-readable way, this book delineates the thinking of Islamic scholars regarding managerial, organizational, and business ethics and how their perspectives are most germane for creating sound and just ethical systems in multinational corporations and companies. Professor Ali's framework of the book will - without a doubt - increase awareness of the ethical principles of Islam for scholars, executives, and managers. This particular treatise receives my highest recommendation.' --Douglas M. McCabe, Georgetown UniversityTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Meaning and Scope of Business Ethics in Islam 2. Sources of Ethical Problems in Business 3. Islamic Ethics and Free Market Economy 4. Ethics and Profit Making 5. Leadership 6. The Ethics of Banking and Financial Services 7. Organization and Work 8. Marketing Ethics and Consumerism 9. Ethics and Human Resource Management in Modern Organizations 10. Social Responsibility and Sustainability Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated and revised second edition analyses the ideas behind Islamic finance, the forms Islamic finance has taken in practice and the tension between the two that may occasionally arise. Along with an expanded section on the history of the ban on interest, this second edition contains a much more extensive discussion of investment and savings accounts, sukuk and tawarruq.Hans Visser aims to answer key topics on Islamic finance, ranging from the principles behind the phenomenon to the interaction of the market place with religious restrictions. How can governments finance their deficits and central banks conduct monetary policy without the interest-rate instrument? What price do the clients of the Islamic financial system pay for the increase in complexity and loss in flexibility compared with conventional finance? How do banking supervisors take account of the associated risks? In answering these questions, Visser's systematic treatment of the belief system and a discussion on the acceptability of disputed instruments of Islamic finance distinguish the book from others in its field.Islamic Finance is essential reading for students of economics, finance and Islamic studies. Moreover, a detailed examination of both financial products and fiscal and monetary policies ensures that it will also appeal to banking staff, financial journalists and politicians alike.Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Why Islamic Finance? 2. Sources of Islamic Law 3. The Islamic Economy 4. Forms of Islamic Finance 5. Islamic Banks 6. Special Sectors 7. Public Finance and the Monetary Authorities 8. Islamic Finance: A Tentative Verdict Appendices A. The Quran on Riba B. The Quran on Maysir C. The Bible on Interest References IndexTrade ReviewProfessor Hans Visser's acclaimed 2009 volume on Islamic finance provided unquestionably one of the best, yet succinct, accounts of the subject. This fully up-to-date and rewritten second edition is set to maintain this standard. Despite growing competition in an ever-expanding field, Professor Visser's well-organized book stands apart by the thoroughness of the research into new developments in Islamic Finance, coupled with the clarity of the writing and clear-headed analysis. --Mervyn Lewis, University of South AustraliaHans Visser's book is a clear, concise and well organised introduction to Islamic finance. This second edition not only updates the original work, but provides a much more detailed treatment of the forms of Islamic finance. The controversies surrounding many Islamic financial contracts are explained in a refreshingly objective manner. The disadvantages as well as the advantages of Islamic finance are candidly addressed. The book is highly recommended for postgraduates taking Islamic finance courses, as well as for financial professionals seeking to broaden their knowledge. --Rodney Wilson, Durham University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Why Islamic Finance? 2. Sources of Islamic Law 3. The Islamic Economy 4. Forms of Islamic Finance 5. Islamic Banks 6. Special Sectors 7. Public Finance and the Monetary Authorities 8. Islamic Finance: A Tentative Verdict Appendices A. The Quran on Riba B. The Quran on Maysir C. The Bible on Interest References Index

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Book SynopsisMankind is faced with a number of serious problems that demand an effective solution. The prevalence of injustice and the frequency of financial crises are two of the most serious of these problems. Consisting of an in-depth introduction along with a selection of eight of Muhammad Umer Chapra's essays - four on Islamic economics and four on Islamic finance - this timely book raises the question of what can be done to not only minimize the frequency and severity of the financial crises, but also make the financial system more equitable.The author considers the origins of Islamic economics and outlines its development and underlying principles. He compares the approach taken to ethics and economics in Islam with that taken in the West, considering whether lessons can be applied to the global financial architecture in order to mitigate against financial crises. The book also examines the case against interest and looks at both innovation in Islamic finance, as well as challenges facing the industry.Written by a leading authority in the field, this book will be a stimulating resource for students and researchers in Islamic economics and finance, as well as providing valuable insight to all of those with an interest in financial systems and their interaction with society.Contents: Preface Introduction Part I Islamic Economics 1. Is it Necessary to Have Islamic Economics? 2. Islamic Economics: What it is and How it Developed 3. Ethics and Economics: The Islamic Imperative 4. Ibn Khaldun's Theory of Development: Does it Help Explain the Low Performance of the Present Day Muslim World? Part II Islamic Finance 5. The Case Against Interest: Is it Compelling? 6. Innovation and Authenticity in Islamic Finance 7. Challenges Facing the Islamic Financial Industry 8. The Global Financial Crisis: Some Suggestions for Reform of the Global Financial System in the Light of Islamic Finance IndexTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I Islamic Economics 1. Is it Necessary to Have Islamic Economics? 2. Islamic Economics: What it is and How it Developed 3. Ethics and Economics: The Islamic Imperative 4. Ibn Khaldun’s Theory of Development: Does it Help Explain the Low Performance of the Present Day Muslim World? Part II Islamic Finance 5. The Case Against Interest: Is it Compelling? 6. Innovation and Authenticity in Islamic Finance 7. Challenges Facing the Islamic Financial Industry 8. The Global Financial Crisis: Some Suggestions for Reform of the Global Financial System in the Light of Islamic Finance Index

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Book SynopsisFrom a single product offering in 1963, the Islamic financial services industry has grown to an estimated $1.6 trillion in assets. Products must comply with profit and risk-sharing criteria and regulations preventing banks from venturing into activities with high risk and excessive uncertainty. This timely volume analyses these matters and considers the range of new products, discussing both conceptual and practical dimensions.The expert contributors examine why an ethical foundation is important and why the system requires well-thought-out regulations to ensure outcomes that protect the community's well-being. The volume explores in detail the nature of Islamic banking products and their risk elements, how the system differs from conventional banking in theory and practice, and how Islamic financial institutions are rated and regulated. It also connects Islamic finance to the mainstream theoretical literature on financial intermediation whilst exploring its differences.Offering a detailed examination of the risk and regulation of Islamic banking products, this unique volume will be of great interest to Islamic and Western universities with courses in Islamic studies and finance. Islamic research centers and training institutes, central banks and Islamic regulatory agencies will also find this a valuable resource.Contributors: M. Ariff, M.A.M. Ayob, O.I. Bacha, Z. Hassan, M. Iqbal, A. Kaleem, M.A Laldin, Y.K.Leng, M.K.Lewis, A. Mirakhor, S. Mohamad, M.Z. Othman, S.P. Parashar, V. Promwichit, M. Safari, M.T. Skully, R. ZamanTable of ContentsContents: 1. Issues in the Risk and Regulation of Islamic Banking Mohamed Ariff, Mervyn K. Lewis and Mohamad Shamsher PART I THEORIES OF ISLAMIC BANKING 2. A Theoretical Perspective on Islamic Banking and Financial Intermediation Mervyn K. Lewis 3. Objectives of Islamic Banking: a Theoretical Discusson Akram Laldeen 4. Similarities and Differences in Islamic and Conventional Banking Mohamed Ariff and Mervyn K. Lewis 5. Towards Making ‘Islamic’ Banking Islamic Munawar Iqbal Part II: Regulation of Islamic banking 6. Foundations of Risk-Sharing Finance: An Islamic View Abbas Mirakhor 7. The Role of the Central Bank in Dual Banking Malaysia Mohamad Shamsher and Veelaiporn Promwichit 8. A Case Study of the Liquidity Management Centre in Bahrain Sat Paul Parashar Part III: BANKING PRODUCTS AND MARKETS 9. Non-interest Financing Arrangements in Three Abrahamic Religions Ahmad Kaleem and Mervyn K. Lewis 10. Need for Pricing Information to Value Sukuk Securities Meor Ayeob 11. Major Islamic Banking Products and Markets: A Preliminary Analysis Mohamed Ariff and Mesam Safari 12. Financial Market Operations in the United States: Ethical Issues and Lessons for Islamic Banking Raquibuz Zaman PART IV: PRACTICAL ISSUES 13. Challenges in Rating Islamic Financial Institutions Yeoh Kim Leng and M.Z. Othman 14. Islamic Norms, Excel Time Value Formula and Housing Finance Models Zubair Hasan 15. Islamic Finance in Australia Michael Skully 16. Risk Management and Derivatives in Islamic Fnance I. Bacha Obiyathullah 17. Development Needs of the Islamic Banking Industry Mohamed Ariff, Mervyn K. Lewis and Mohamad Shamsher Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique book brings together some of the finest minds in comparative economic / financial history and modern Islamic finance to discuss the rise, the decline and the contemporary efforts to regenerate Islamic capitalism. The collection features articles on the contribution of classical Muslim scholars to the history of economic thought, the institutions that translated these ideas into everyday life and whether these thoughts and institutions constitute a clash or a symbiosis of civilizations. The efforts of contemporary Muslim thinkers to design a modern Islamic economy are also carefully scrutinized.These collected works are expertly summarised by the editor in an original introduction and will be welcomed by all those with an historical or contemporary interest in Islamic studies.Trade Review‘This impressive volume is long overdue. Its starting point is that historically the West met the challenge of Islamic civilization by developing its own form of capitalism and Islamic societies need to do likewise today, and the book provides a comparative analysis of the growth of modern Islamic institutions, assesses their achievements and outlines a blueprint for their future structure. The editor is a noted expert in these topics and, led by his own contributions, the collection of articles offers a well-organized and fascinating account.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Murat Çizakça PART I HISTORICAL BACKGROUND A Not Clash, But Symbiosis of Civilizations 1. Abbas Mirakhor (1987), ‘Muslim Contribution to Economics’ 2. Murat Çizakça (2013), How Civilizations Borrow Institutions From Each Other B Why Islamic Capitalism Fell Behind 3. Murat Çizakça (2012), ‘Long Term Causes of Decline of the Ottoman / Islamic Economies’ 4. Şevket Pamuk (2004), ‘Institutional Change and the Longevity of the Ottoman Empire, 1500–1800’ C The Way to Recovery: Why the Existing Systems Developed in the West Would Not Suffice 5. M. Umer Chapra (1991), ‘The Need for a New Economic System’ 6. Syed Othman Alhabshi (1987), ‘The Role of Ethics in Economics and Business' D From Theory to Application: Pre-Conditions for the Success of the New System 7. Saïd Amir Arjomand (2009), ‘The Constitution of Medina: A Sociolegal Interpretation of Muhammad’s Acts of Foundation of the Umma’ 8. Murat Çizakça (2007), ‘Democracy, Economic Development and Maqasid al-Shari’ah’, Review of Islamic Economics, 11 (1), 101–18 [18] PART II THE ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR A Ungku Aziz and Tabung Haji: Reorganization of the Pilgrimage 9. Murat Çizakça (2011), ‘The lembaga urusan dan Tabung Haji: financing the Modern Pilgrimage’ B The Birth and Evolution of Islamic Banks 10. Ann Elizabeth Mayer (1985), ‘Islamic Banking and Credit Policies in the Sadat Era: The Social Origins of Islamic Banking in Egypt’ 11. Volker Nienhaus (2011), ‘Islamic Finance Ethics and Shari'ah Law in the Aftermath of the Crisis: Concept and Practice of Shari'ah Compliant Finance' 12. Zubair Hasan (2010), ‘Islamic Finance: The Structure-Objective Mismatch and its Consequences' 13. Zeti Akhtar Aziz (2013), ‘Financial Stability, Economic Growth and Development’ PART III THE WAY FORWARD A Do We Still Need Islamic Banks? 14. Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (2008), ‘Looking for New Steps in Islamic Finance’ 15. Obiyatulla Ismath Bacha (1997), 'Adapting Mudarabah Financing to Contemporary Realities: A Proposed Financing Structure' B Non-Bank Financial Institutions: Venture Capital 16. Murat Çizakça (2000), ‘Achievements of Venture Capital and its Potential in Emerging Markets With Specific Reference to Turkey’ 17. AbulKhair Jalaluddin (2007), ‘Motivations of Australian Small Business Firms to Apply Profit-Loss Sharing Method of Finance' C Cash Waqfs or the Waqf of Stocks 18. Murat Çizakça (1998), ‘Awqaf in History and its Implications for Modern Islamic Economies’ 19. Tunku Alina Alias (2012), 'Venture Capital Strategies in Waqf Fund Investment and Spending' 20. Magda Ismail A. Mohsin (2012), ‘Waqf-shares: New Product to Finance Old Waqf Properties' D Takaful 21. Syed Othman Alhabshi and Shaikh Hamzah Shaikh Abdul Razak (2009), ‘Takaful: Concept, History, Development, and Future Challenges of its Industry' 22. Ashraf bin Md. Hashim (2007), ‘The Collection of Waqf through Insurance Companies: A Critical Analysis of the Malaysian Experience' E Public Borrowing in an Islamic Context 23. Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi (1993), ‘An Overview of Public Borrowing in Early Islamic History' 24. Yasemin Zöngür (2009), ‘Comparison between Islamic and Conventional Securitization: A Survey' F Esham: A Proposal for Islamic Public Borrowing or Sharing Revenue with the State 25. Murat Çizakça (2013), ‘Proposal for Innovation in the Capital Markets: Esham’ Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents carefully selected research by reputed scholars on diverse topics dealing with the economic life of Muslims. The book provides a perspective not only on key aspects of the moral economy but also on the behaviour and expectations of economic agents. The distinguished editors have made a valuable contribution by expanding the scope of typical Islamic economics literature and by including topics dealing with the day-to-day life of Muslim society.'- Zamir Iqbal, The World Bank Global Center for Islamic Finance DevelopmentAccording to the most recent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, nearly one in four people in the world are Muslim. In light of these numbers, Handbook on Islam and Economic Life is one of the first books to consider Islam within a broader economic sphere by focusing on the ways in which Islam shapes and interacts with the economy.With contributions from leading scholars, this unique Handbook explores how Islam impinges upon and seeks to condition major aspects of economic life including economic organization, business and management, finance and investment, charity, mutuality and self-help, and government. It concludes by analyzing the link between religion and development, the present economic circumstances in Arab countries and the vexed issue of the origins and causes of underdevelopment in Muslim countries.Covering a breadth of topics and research, this book will be essential reading for academics in both Muslim and western universities, graduates and postgraduates of Islamic studies as well as Islamic and other research institutes.Contributors include: B.A. Al-Foul, A.A. Adeyemi, H. Ahmed, T.A. Alias, M. Ariff, M. Chaudry, M. Çizakça, H. Furqani, I.H. Genc, R. Haniffa, M.K. Hassan, M. Hudaib, Z. Iqbal, A.A. Islahi, A.G. Ismail, A.A. Jobst, M. Kahf, M. Khan, S. Kostyshak, M.A. Laldin, M.K. Lewis, N.A. Muhamed, G. Naufal, V. Nienhaus, U.A. Oseni, B.T. Possumah, J.E. Rauch C.E. Regenstein, J.M. Regenstein, M.N. Riaz, J. Rubin, M. Safari, M.N. Siddiqi, S.A. Siddiqui, A. Subhani, R. Wilson, O. Yousfi, A. ZamanTrade Review‘This volume presents carefully selected research by reputed scholars on diverse topics dealing with the economic life of Muslims. The book provides a perspective not only on key aspects of the moral economy but also on the behaviour and expectations of economic agents. The distinguished editors have made a valuable contribution by expanding the scope of typical Islamic economics literature and by including topics dealing with the day-to-day life of Muslim society.’ -- Zamir Iqbal, The World Bank Global Center for Islamic Finance DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: 1. Islam, The Economy and Economic Life M. Kabir Hassan and Mervyn K. Lewis PART I: DEVELOPMENTS IN ISLAMIC ECONOMICS 2. Muslim Contributions to Economics Science Abdul Azim Islahi 3. Islam Versus Economics Asad Zaman 4. Methodology of Islamic Economics Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi 5. Analytical Tools of Islamic Economics: Choice and the Equi-Marginal Principle Habib Ahmed PART II: THE PROBLEM OF INTEREST 6. Riba, Time Value of Money and Discounting Shamim A. Siddiqui 7. Riba in Islamic Economics and Finance Monzer Kahf 8. Structural Compliance of Islamic Finance with Qur’anic Exegesis Azeemuddin Subhani PART III: ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION 9. The Halal Food Industry Joe M. Regenstein, Mian Nadeem Riaz, Muhammad Chaudry and Carrie E. Regenstein 10. A Socio-Economic Profile of Muslim Countries Mohamed Ariff and Meysam Safari 11. Female Labor Force Participation in Islamic Countries Ismail H. Genc, George Naufal and Bassam Abu Al-foul PART IV: BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT 12. The Islamic Accounting Triangle: Measurement, Disclosure and Enforcement Roszaini Haniffa and Mohammad Hudaib 13. Principles of Islamic Corporate Governance Mervyn K. Lewis 14. Economics and Morality from an Islamic Perspective Rodney Wilson 15. The Islamic Position on Corruption Zafar Iqbal and Mervyn K. Lewis PART V: FINANCE AND INVESTMENT 16. The Islamic Debate on Derivatives Andreas A. Jobst 17. Meeting Expectations: The Roles and Responsibilities of Shari’ah Scholars in Islamic Finance Mohamad Akram Laldin and Hafas Furqani 18. Moral Hazard in Islamic Profit-loss Sharing Contracts and Private Equity Ouidad Yousfi and M. Kabir Hassan 19. Globalizing Islamic Investment Funds Nurul Aini Muhamed and Mervyn K. Lewis 20. The Regulation and Supervision of Sukuk in Global Capital Markets Umar A. Oseni and M. Kabir Hassan 21. Islamic Micro-financing Adewale Abideen Adeyemi and M. Kabir Hassan PART VI: CHARITY, MUTUALITY AND SELF-HELP 22. Poverty and Social Security in Islam Abdul Ghafar Ismail and Bayu Taufiq Possumah 23. Zakat and the Economy Zafar Iqbal and Mervyn K. Lewis 24.The Gift Economy: Waqf in the Islamic World today Tunku Alina Alias PART VII: GOVERNMENT 25. The Economic Role of the State in Islam Murat Çizakça 26. Political Authority in Islam Muqtedar Khan 27. Budget Deficit and Instruments of Public Borrowing in the Islamic System Monzer Kahf PART VIII: RELIGION AND DEVELOPMENT 28. Religion and Development Volker Nienhaus 29. Islamic Institutions and Underdevelopment Jared Rubin 30. The Three Arab Worlds on the Eve of the ‘Arab Spring’ James E. Rauch and Scott Kostyshak 31. An Islamic Perspective on the Global Financial Crisis and its Aftermath Mervyn. K. Lewis Index

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Book SynopsisIslamic economics and finance has recently enjoyed a spike in interest and a rise in status from theology-tinged discussion fodder for Muslim intellectuals to a fully fledged academic discipline knocking on the doors of university social science departments. The Handbook of Empirical Research on Islam and Economic Life provides a solid background and overview of current empirical research, evaluating how well Islamic institutions have performed in pursuing their objectives. With contributions from leading scholars, this unique Handbook provides chapters examining a range of phenomena in Islamic finance, focusing on five main research areas: religion and growth, Islamic social finance, Islamic banking and finance, Islamic capital market and Sukuk (Islamic bonds). This selection of research literature provides:- a socio-economic profile of Muslim countries- an outline of Islamic systems of accounting and governance- an analysis of the religion-development link- a consideration of the role of the state under Islam.Scholars of finance and Islam in Muslim and in Western universities, students in graduate and post-graduate courses in Islamic studies, and Islamic research institutes and libraries in Western, Middle Eastern and Asian universities will all find great value in this vital resource and its exploration of a compelling approach to finance.Contributors include: A.U.F. Ahmad, M.S. Akhtar, E. Aksak, M.A.M. Al JanabiIhsan Isik, N. Alam, F. Alqahtani, S.O. Alhabshi, C. Aloui, S.B. Anceaur, D. Ashraf, M. Asutay, A.F. Aysan, O. Bacha, A. Barajas, M. Bekri, C. De Anca, G. Dewandaru, M. Disli, A.O. El Aloui, M. Farooq, K. Gazdar, R. Grassa, H.B. Hamida, M.K. Hassan, R. Hayat, C.M. Henry, J. Howe, M.H. Ibrahim, M. Jahrom, K. Jouaber-Snoussi, F. Kamarudin, M. Khawaja, H. Khan, K. Khan, O. Krasicka, M.T. Majeed, N.A.K. Malim, M. Masih, A. Massara, D.G. Mayes, A.K.M. Meera, M. Mehri, C. Mertzanis, H.S. Min, M.A. Mobin, Y.A. Nainggolan, M. Naseri, A.M. Nassir, A. Ng, S. Nowak, M.S. Nurzaman, M. Omran, H. Ozturk, M. Rashid, M.E.S.M. Rashid, R.M. Shafi, A. Shah, N.S. Shirazi, F. Sufian, G.M.W. Ullah, P. Verhoeven, L. Weill, S. Zaheer, S.R.S.M. Zain, A. ZarkaTrade Review'Kabir Hassan presents an impressive collection of more than 30 empirical studies on a wide spectrum of Islamic finance issues. The authors apply state-of-the-art methods of quantitative research and produce a wealth of fresh and often surprising results. Finance practitioners, policy makers and regulators can benefit from the findings, and Islamic as well as conventional researchers can get references and inspiration for further studies.' --Volker Nienhaus, University of Bochum, Germany'The Handbook of Empirical Research on Islam and Economic Life presents the reader with the fruits of research in a new area in the RF (Riba Free) Islamic economics, banking and finance. This book is a great addition to the library of the field. I enjoyed reading many of the empirical findings contributed by the book. The research papers included in the book are masterfully assembled by Professor Kabir Hassan: a recognized pioneering and prolific author, teacher and researcher in economics in general and in RF (Riba Free) Islamic economics, banking and finance. Most published books in the field focus on the theory and/or application of Islamic life, economics and finance. The reader of this great new book will enjoy getting introduced to a new dimension of research dealing with empirical findings. These findings can be used by theoreticians to ponder on and practitioners to apply in their business.' --Yahia Abdul Rahman, Founder of the LARIBA System - LARIBA Finance and LARIBA Bank of WhittierTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Religion and Growth: 1. Social Preferences and Values: An Experimental Analysis for Religiosity Anwar Shah, Karim Khan and Hayat Khan 2. Openness, Culture, Legal Environment and Islamic Finance Kaouthar Gazdar, Rihab Grassa and M. Kabir Hassan 3. Islamic Finance in Movement: Public Opinion in the Arab Region Clement Henry Part II: Islamic Social Finance: 4. Evaluating The Impact of Zakat by Indicator of Disaggregated Human Development Index: An Empirical Finding Mohamad Soleh Nurzaman 5. Poverty, Finance and Institutions: Evidence from OIC Countries Muhammad Tariq Majeed 6. The Social and Cultural Impact on Firms’ Access to Finance in an Islamic Environment Charilaos Mertzanis 7. Reporting of Zakat and Charitable Activities in Islamic Banks: Theory and Practice in a Multi-cultural Setting Mamunur Rashid, M. Kabir Hassan, How Shi Min and G.M. Wali Ullah 8. Achieving Sustainable Economic Development through Islamic Microfinance and Potential of proposed Two Tier Mudarabah Waqf Business Model Mohammad Ashraf Mobin and Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad 9. Can Islamic Banking Increase Financial Inclusion? Sami Ben Naceur, Adolfo Barajas and Alexander Massara 10. Social tax and transfers for poverty alleviation: A case for low and middle income countries Nasim Shah Shirazi and Anas Zarka Part III: Islamic Banking and finance 11. The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Islamic Banking Faisal Alqahtani and David G. Mayes 12. Country Governance and the Performance of Islamic and Conventional Banks: International Evidence Fadzlan Sufian, M. Kabir Hassan, Fakarudin Kamarudin and Annuar Md. Nassir 13. How Institutions Shape the Gap in Efficiency between Islamic and Conventional Banks Laurent Weill 14. Differences between Islamic and Conventional Finance in Malaysia Olga Krasicka and Sylwia Nowak 15. On the Co-existence of Conventional and Islamic Banks: Do These Banks Differ in Business Structure Sajjad Zaheer and Moazzam Farooq 16. Macroeconomic Shocks and Islamic Bank Behavior in Turkey Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Mustafa Disli, Adam Ng and Huseyin Ozturk 17. Explaining Intermediation Costs of Islamic Banks in OIC Countries Nurhafiza Abdul Kader Malim, Mansor H. Ibrahim and Mohamed Eskandar Shah Mohd Rasid 18. Liquidity Risk Management in Emerging and Islamic Markets in Post Financial Crisis in Gulf Cooperation Council Mazin A.M. Al Janabi 19. How Efficient are the Commercial, Investment and Islamic Bank Managers in Jordan Ihsan Isik, Mohammed Omran and M. Kabir Hassan Part IV: Islamic Capital Market 20. Does Islamic investment accrue hedging benefits? Dawood Ashraf and Mohsin Khawaja 21. Volatility forecasting, value-at-risk and expected shortfall estimations under Basel II accord in GCC Sharia stocks Chaker Aloui, M. Kabir Hassan and Hela ben Hamida, 22. Do stock returns react to an Islamic label Raphie Hayat and Celia de Anca 23. Taking a Leap of Faith: Are Investors Left Short Changed? Yunieta A. Nainggolan, Janice C.Y. How and Peter Verhoeven 24. Quantitative Studies of Islamic and Conventional Assets Shumi Akhtar and Maria Jahromi 25. Profit-Sharing Ratio as a Screening Device in Venture Capital Meryem Mehri, Kaouther Jouaber-Snoussi and M. Kabir Hassan 26. On the dependency structure of Islamic assets Mahmoud Bekri, M. Kabir Hassan and Nafis Alam 27. Malaysian Investors’ perspectives on the integration and Co-movement of Islamic Stock Markets in Developed and Developing Countries Marjan Naseri, Syed Othman Alhabshi and Mansur Masih 28. A Wavelet approach to time-scale relationships among the Islamic and conventional stock markets and LIBOR AbdelKader O. el Alaoui, Ginanjar Dewandaru, Obiyathulla Bacha and Mansur Masih Part V: Sukuk (Islamic Bonds) 29. Testing the Financial Distress Prediction Model for Sukuk-Issuing Companies In Malaysia Roslina Mohamad Shafi, Sharifah Raihan Syed Mohd Zain, Mohamed Eskandar Shah Mohd Rasid and Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera 30. The Economic and Political Determinants of Depth and Strength in Sukuk Markets Mehmet Asutay and Ercument Aksak Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book investigates the ideas and concepts that drive and shape Islamic finance. Hans Visser covers recent developments and explores tensions between belief systems and market demands, to consider the future of Islamic finance in the modern marketplace. In this updated third edition, Visser reviews the numerous products, institutions and markets offered by Islamic finance, situating them in the competitive contemporary environment. This incisive book questions the conceptual differences that have been established between Islamic finance and conventional finance, drawing attention instead to how the former imitates the latter. Offering a critical assessment of the claims of the ethical superiority of Islamic finance frequently made by its advocates, Visser further discusses the ways in which fiscal and monetary policy can be adapted to Islamic financial institutions. Concise, yet comprehensive in scope, this book offers new directions for economics and finance students interested in alternatives to conventional finance, as well as students of Islamic finance and Islam studies more broadly. International bankers, financial journalists and politicians will find Visser's succinct exploration of Islamic finance and financial institutions invaluable. Trade Review'There are many bad books on Islamic finance, but this is not one of them. Hans Visser clearly understands his subject and he has done his research.' -- Andrew Cunningham, Arab Banker'It is a testimony to the success of Hans Visser's book that it has reached a third edition. This popular book provides an admirably clear account of the principles of Islamic finance. At the same time it uses an evidence based approach to demonstrate its practical strengths and shortcomings. In this third edition, all the data has been updated providing the reader with an accurate assessment of where this unique type of finance is heading.' --Rodney Wilson, Durham University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Why Islamic finance? 2. Islamic law 3. The Islamic economy 4. Forms of Islamic finance 5. Islamic banks 6. Special sectors 7. Public finance, monetary policy and banking supervision 8. A tentative verdict and a question mark References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is a novel and ambitious attempt to map the Muslim American nonprofit sector: its origins, growth and impact on American society. Using theories from the fields of philanthropy, public administration and data gathered from surveys and interviews, the authors make a compelling case for the Muslim American nonprofit sector's key role in America. They argue that in a time when Islamic schools are grossly misunderstood, there is a need to examine them closely, for the landscape of these schools is far more complex than meets the eye. The authors, who are both scholars of philanthropy, examine how identity impacts philanthropy and also the various forces that have shaped the landscape of Muslim American giving in the US. Using a comparative method of analysis, they showcase how this sector has contributed not only to individual communities but also to the country as a whole. National surveys and historical analysis offer data that is rich in insights and offers a compelling narrative of the sector as a whole through its focus on Islamic schools. The authors also critically examine how nonprofit leaders in the community legitimize their own roles and that of their organizations, and offer a compelling and insightful examination of how Muslim American leaders perceive their own role in institution building.This is a must read for anyone seeking to understand this important and growing sector of American society, including nonprofit leaders in the Muslim community, leaders of Islamic schools, nonprofit leaders with interest in private schools, activists, and scholars who study philanthropy and Islamic education.Trade Review'This book by Khan and Siddiqui offers an incredibly insightful look into the formation and workings of Islamic schools in the US as nonprofit organizations. As scholars, they offer both a historical and contemporary analysis of these institutions, with a focus on their transformation and quest for legitimacy, as American religious and educational nonprofits. While there are studies that look at the evolution of religious institutions or educational institutions, this is the first book of its kind that brings both these facets together and offers us a compelling nonprofit narrative, based on empirical research, drawn from a nationally representative sample. A much needed contribution to the literature, this book will be useful not only to scholars studying nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and education; but also those who are seeking to better understand the evolving roles and changing landscape of Muslim American institutions.' --Chao Guo, University of Pennsylvania, US'Khan and Siddiqui offer an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the intersections of religion, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector in America. With a depth of analysis focused on the network of Islamic schools in the US, their work also provides a welcome addition to a developing scholarship on Muslim-American philanthropy. Khan and Siddiqui demonstrate they are two of the leading experts in this burgeoning conversation.' --David P. King, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, US'Islamic philanthropy and Islamic schools are both grossly misunderstood in the American context. This new book by Sabith Khan and Shariq Siddiqui offers a fresh perspective of Islamic institutions, based on an extensive survey data and indepth interviews. It seeks to dispel many of the myths surrounding Islamic education and uses an institutional analysis framework to understand how Muslim communities have worked to build institutions that have supported their culture and values.' --Reza Aslan, author of god: The Human Quest to Make Sense of the DivineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Islamic Philanthropy as a discursive tradition 3. Muslim Philanthropy and Nonprofit Institutions in America 4. Identification and American Muslim philanthropy 5. Philanthropy, Institution Building and Legitimacy in Islamic Schools in America 6. Interlocutors of tradition or signposts of the future of Islam in America? : Islamic Schools in the US 7. Conclusion: prospects for future growth and development Index

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Book SynopsisFrom an Islamic perspective, although the ownership of wealth is with God, humans are gifted with wealth to manage it with the objective of benefiting the human society. Such guidance means that wealth management is a process involving the accumulation, generation, purification, preservation and distribution of wealth, to be conducted carefully in permissible ways. This book is the first to lay out a coherent framework on how wealth management should be conducted in compliance with guiding principles from edicts of a major world religion. The book begins by defining wealth from both a secular perspective, and an Islamic perspective, before describing how wealth needs to be earned in lawful ways, preserved and used to benefit the needs of community, with a small part of the wealth given away to charity, and the remainder managed in accordance with laws and common practices, as established by a majority consensus of scholars of the religion in historical times. Each section of the book has relevant chapters that discuss the theory, as well as the application and the challenges in Islamic wealth management in real and financial markets. This book will appeal to students and researchers of Islamic wealth management, certainly Islamic economics and finance in general; policy makers; and a range of industry practitioners, such as investment managers, financial planners, accountants and lawyers.Contributors include: S.O. Alhabshi, M. Ariff, G.Ç. Dolgun, M.H. Dolgun, M. El Khatib, J. Farrar, F. Habib, A. Lahsasna, Z. Mahomed, A. Mirakhor, S. Mohamad, M.I.A. Mohsin, E.S. Rasid, S.H.A. Razak, S.A. Rosly, Z.M. Sori, J.A. Thahir, A. ZuleikaTrade Review'It is a timely book on a much neglected area of the Islamic finance discipline. It contains 21 chapters ranging from wealth management, to governance, to Islamic social finance, strewn together under 5 sub-themes. The book chapters combine both concepts and operational aspects of Islamic wealth management. The authors have done an excellent job in exploring each idea and concept thoroughly, and I highly recommend this book for academicians, scholars, practitioners and policymakers.' --M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans, US'This book is a welcome contribution to Islamic finance literature. As the global Islamic market continues to grow, strengthening capacity-building has become crucial to consolidate a comprehensive ecosystem for shari`ah-compliant operations. The volume successfully addresses this need by shedding light on the rationales and tools of Islamic wealth management, where not only are the creation, enhancement, protection and distribution of wealth functional to market efficiency, but primarily conceived in the light of ultimate objectives of fairness, equality and economic justice.' --Valentino Cattelan, IE Business School, Madrid, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Definition and Concepts 1. Wealth as Understood in Economics and Finance Mohamed Ariff and Shamsher Mohamad 2. Wealth from the Shariah Perspective Mohamed A. Gadhoum 3. Wealth Management, its Definition, Purpose, Structure and Practices Mohamed Ariff Part II: Governance of Institutions and Markets 4. Governance Framework in Islamic Financial Institutions Zulkarnain M. Sori, Shamsher Mohamad and M. Eskandar Shah Rasid 5. Shariah Boards: Practical Challenges for Islamic Financial Institutions Shamsher Mohamad, Zulkarnain M. Sori and M. Eskandar Shah Rasid 6. Property Rights and Shariah Non-Compliance Risk Saiful A. Rosly Part III: Wealth Creating Institutions and Markets 7. Sovereign Wealth Funds and Foreign Exchange Reserves as State Wealth John Farrar and Mohamed Ariff 8. Sovereign Wealth Funds in OIC Group Faruk Habib and Abbas Mirakhor 9. Application of Conventional Benchmark in Islamic Wealth Management Mohamed A. Gadhoum and Shamsher Mohamad 10. Benchmarks for Islamic Asset Pricing Abbas Mirakhor 11. Sukuk as the Islamic Debt Market Securities within Islamic Finance Mohamed Ariff 12. The Sukük Market in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges Gülsüm C. Dolgun and Muhammed H. Dolgun 13. Wealth Effect of Sukuk Issuance Announcement in Two Markets Ziyaad Mahomed, Mohamed Ariff and Shamsher Mohamad Part IV: Preserving and Protecting Wealth 14. Challenges for the Takaful Industry Syed O. Alhabshi 15. Wealth Purification Ahcene Lahsasna Part V: Wealth Distribution 16. Faraid as Islamic Inheritance Laws: Socio-Economic Impact on Investments Adelina Zuleikha and Shamsher Mohamad 17. Waqf in Shariah: Basic Rules and Applications Mazen El Khatib 18. Framework for International Waqf Foundation Jamaliah Abdul Thahir 19. Potential for Wealth Creation from Waqf Assets Magda I.A. Mohsin and Shaikh H.A. Razak 20. Zakat in Islamic Wealth Management Ziyaad Mahomed 21. Issues in Waqf and Zakat Management Mohamed Ariff and Shamsher Mohamad Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on the migration and acculturation of images in Jewish culture and how that reflects intercultural exchange. Gender aspects of Jewish art are also highlighted, as is the role of images in interreligious encounters. Other topics covered include the history, codicology, and iconography of a Haggadah produced in the late fifteenth century.Table of ContentsArticles 1. From Ashkenaz to Italy: The Riddle of the Sereni HaggadahSivan Gottlieb 2. Christian Illuminators, Jewish Patrons, and the Gender of the Jewish BookEva Frojmovic 3.From Kurdistan to Baghdad: Transitions of Visual Knowledge during the Early Modern PeriodEliezer Baumgarten 4. A Symbolic Image Envisioning Divine Communication in Jewish, Byzantine, and Islamic ArtShulamith Laderman 5. The Jewish Image Desecrator in the Cantigas de Santa MariaKatherine Aron-Beller 6. Défense Juive Contre l’Antisémitisme: A Surviving Medallic Expression of Resistance to NazismIra RezakBook Reviews Sarah Lipton, Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic IconographyNirit Ben-Aryeh Debby Natalia Avtonomova and John E. Bowlt (eds.), Lev Bakst, Léon Bakst. K 150-letiiu so dnia rozhdeniia; Célia Bernasconi, John E. Bowlt, and Nick Mauss (eds.), Designing Dreams: A Celebration of Léon Bakst; Mathias Auclair, Sarah Barbequette, and Stéphane Barsacq (eds.), Bakst. Des Ballets russes à la haute coutureOlga Medvedkova Synagogues in the Islamic World: Architecture, Design and IdentitySharman Kadish Sharman Kadish, Jewish Heritage in Britain and Ireland: An Architectural GuideSergey Kravtsov Amitai Mendelsohn, Behold the Man: Jesus in Israeli ArtZiva Amishai Maisels The Exhibition Jerusalem Between Heaven and EarthOri Soltes

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Book SynopsisThe present-day traces of the Jewish past in Poland are complex. Jewish life lay in ruins after the Holocaust. Much evidence of ruin remains, but there are also widespread traces that bear witness to the elaborate Jewish culture that once flourished there, even in villages and small towns. One also sees places where Jews were murdered by the Germans in the war: not only in death camps and ghettos, but also in fields, forests, rivers, and cemeteries. After the war forty years of communism suppressed even the memory of the destroyed Jewish heritage. Today, by contrast, the historic Jewish culture of Poland is increasingly being memorialized, by local Poles as well as by foreign Jews. Synagogues and cemeteries are being renovated, monuments and museums are being set up. There are festivals of Jewish culture, hasidic pilgrims, and Jewish tourists; and local people who rescued Jews during the war are being honoured. In rediscovering the traces of memory one also finds clear signs of a local Jewish revival. This extensively revised second edition includes forty-five new photographs and updated explanatory texts. Together they suggest how to make sense of the past and discover its relevance for the present. This innovative, multi-layered book will appeal to everyone concerned with questions of history, memory, and identity.Table of Contents Author’s Prologue A Photographer’s View Map of Polish Galicia Introduction 1. Life in Ruins 2. Glimpses of the Jewish Culture that Once Was 3. The Holocaust: Sites of Massacre and Destruction 4. How the Past Is Being Remembered 5. The Revival of Jewish Life Epilogue A Note on Galicia, Place Names, and Sources Index

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Book SynopsisChaim Waxman, a prominent sociologist of contemporary Orthodoxy, is one of the keenest observers of American Jewish society. In illustration of how Orthodoxy is adapting to modernity, he presents a detailed discussion of halakhic developments, particularly regarding women’s greater participation in ritual practices and other areas of communal life. He shows that the direction of change is not uniform: there is both greater stringency and greater leniency, and he discusses the many reasons for this, both in the Jewish community and in the wider society. Relations between the various sectors of American Orthodoxy over the past several decades are also considered.Trade Review'Wonderful..... An invaluable synthesis and a fine analysis of recent developments.'Jonathan Sarna, Brandeis University'The book was a pleasure to read, as well as insightful and interesting... The book is very well written – wonder of wonders, a sociology book without jargon!'Professor Menachem Kellner, Chair, Dept of Philosophy and Jewish Thought at Shalem College, Jerusalem'Along with his careful sociological analysis, [Waxman] brings an impeccable knowledge of Jewish history, law, and practice. His writing displays no perceivable bias for or against any denomination or sub-denomination of Judaism. He writes sociology without jargon, and, when necessary, explains fine points of Jewish law so that any reader can understand them.'Martin Lockshin, The Canadian Jewish News'Professor Chaim Waxman, a prominent and highly respected sociologist of contemporary Orthodoxy, has made a superb assessment of the history, development, and current and future situation of Orthodoxy in his relatively short but comprehensive 178-page book.'Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin, Ideals'Lucid and insightful overview... a wonderful guide to the change occurring in both directions and, ultimately, to the battle for the soul of Orthodox Judaism.'Steven Bayme, Director of Contemporary Jewish Life at AJC‘[The] data and demographical research [are] superbly synthesized by Chaim I. Waxman… By providing us with a clear, comprehensive picture of American Orthodoxy’s past and present, Chaim Waxman helps us understand what the future may look like – and what Orthodoxy must do to remain as vibrant then as it is now.’Daniel Ross Goodman, Public Discourse 'One of the most trenchant observers of the American Jewish scene, Professor Chaim I. Waxman, the distinguished sociologist, has written a wide-ranging, engaging and comprehensive analysis that examines changes in conduct as well as halachic behavior in Orthodox Judaism in America, from a social and psychological perspective... a valuable addition to anyone interested in understanding the past, present, and future directions of Orthodox Judaism in America.’ Alan Rosenbaum, Jerusalem Post ‘Chaim Waxman, one of the most renown and astute observers of the Jewish community, has written an excellent work on the social changes and halachic evolution of the American Orthodox community.’ David Tesler, Association of Jewish Libraries'This is a valuable book, and anyone interested in American Jewish studies and halakhic development will gain much from Waxman’s analysis... I highly recommend it.'Marc. B. Shapiro, American Jewish History'Veteran observers will find Waxman’s formulations enlightening and convincing while newcomers to the field will find his descriptions fascinating. This is a wise book that is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand an important American Jewish religious movement.'Shaul Stampfer, Religious Studies Review'A significant and enlightening work... Contrary to popular belief, Waxman found that American Modern Orthodoxy is hardly unchanging.'Alex Grobman, Jewish Link'Students of all varieties of Judaism in the modern world as well as Orthodox Judaism in America are surely indebted to Waxman for Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy. It will enrich the understanding of all who study religious traditionalism in the contemporary setting.'David Ellenson, AJS ReviewTable of ContentsNote on TransliterationIntroduction1. Group Size, Social Class, Religion, and Politics2. The Contemporary Orthodox Jewish Family in America3. It’s Kosher to be Orthodox in America4. American Orthodoxy Adopts Stringency5. Tensions within Modern Orthodoxy6. Halakhic Change and Meta-Halakhah7. Revival of the BibleConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume reflect the author’s lifelong interest in the history of halakhah. What stimulated change, and why? What happened when strong forces impinged on halakhic observance and communities had to adapt to new circumstances? The volume opens with a brief description of the dramatis personae who figure throughout the essays: Rashi and the Tosafists. Further essays discuss halakhic commentaries and their authors; usury, moneylending, and pawnbroking; Gentile wine; and the self-image of the Ashkenazic community. Throughout, Haym Soloveitchik shows that the line between adaptation and deviance is a fine one, and that where a society draws that line is revelatory of its values and its self-perception. Many of the essays presented here are already well known in the field; two are completely new. Most of those previously published have been updated, and the major essay on pawnbroking has been significantly expanded.Trade Review‘In our generation the premier practitioner of history of, and through, halacha is Haym Soloveitchik . . . in addition to his many other merits, [he] is an elegant stylist . . . Part of the pleasure of reading him is that there is more learning and illumination to be found in his remarks dropped along the way than in the pages of a lesser scholar . . . profound, poignant essays.’ David Wolpe, Tablet MagazineTable of ContentsPart I. Overview of the Tosafist Movement1. The Printed Page of the Talmud: The Commentaries and their Authors2. Catastrophe and Creativity: Ashkenaz—1096, 1242, 1306, and 12983. The Halakhic Isolation of the Ashkenazic Community Part II. Usury and Moneylending4. Usury, Jewish Law5. The Jewish Attitude to Usury in the High and Late Middle Ages (1000–1500)6. Pawnbroking: A Study in Ribbit and of the Halakhah in Exile Part III. The Ban on Gentile Wine and its Link to Moneylending7. Can Halakhic Texts Talk History?8. Halakhah, Taboo, and the Origin of Jewish Moneylending in Germany Part IV. Some General Conclusions9. Religious Law and Change: The Medieval Ashkenazic Example10. ‘Religious Law and Change’ Revisited11. A Note on Deviance in Eleventh-Century Ashkenaz12. On Deviance: A Reply to David Malkiel Review Essay. Yishaq (Eric) Zimmer, ’Olam ke-Minhago Noheg Bibliography of ManuscriptsIndexes

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Book SynopsisIn this second volume of his essays on the history of halakhah, Haym Soloveitchik grapples with much-disputed topics in medieval Jewish history and takes issue with a number of reigning views. His insistence that proper understanding requires substantive, in-depth analysis of the sources leads him to a searching analysis of oft-cited halakhic texts of Ashkenaz, frequently with conclusions that differ from the current consensus. Medieval Jewish historians cannot, he argues, avoid engaging in detailed textual criticism, and texts must always be interpreted in the context of the legal culture of their time. Historians who shirk these tasks risk reinforcing a version that supports their own preconceptions, and retrojecting later notions on to an earlier age. These basic methodological points underlie every topic discussed. In Part I, devoted to the cultural origins of Ashkenaz and its lasting impact, Professor Soloveitchik questions the scholarly consensus that the roots of Ashkenaz lie deep in Palestinian soil. He challenges the widespread notion that it was immemorial custom (minhag kadmon) that primarily governed Early Ashkenaz, the culture that emerged in the Rhineland in the late tenth century and which was ended by the ravages of the First Crusade (1096). He similarly rejects the theory that it was only towards the middle of the eleventh century that the Babylonian Talmud came to be regarded as fully authoritative. On the basis of an in-depth analysis of the literature of the time, he shows that the scholars of Early Ashkenaz displayed an astonishing command of the complex corpus of the Babylonian Talmud and viewed it at all times as the touchstone of the permissible and the forbidden. The section concludes with his own radical proposal as to the source of Ashkenazi culture and the stamp it left upon the Jews of northern Europe for close to a millennium. The second part of the volume treats the issue of martyrdom as perceived and practised by Jews under Islam and Christianity. In one of the longer essays, Soloveitchik claims that Maimonides’ problematic Iggeret ha-Shemad is a work of rhetoric, not halakhah—a conclusion that has generated much criticism from other scholars, to whom he replies one by one. This is followed by a comprehensive study of kiddush ha-shem in Ashkenaz, which draws him into an analysis of whether aggadic sources were used by the Tosafists in halakhic arguments, as some historians claim; whether there was any halakhic validation of the widespread phenomenon of voluntary martyrdom; and, indeed, whether halakhic considerations played any part in such tragic life-and-death issues. The book concludes with two essays on Mishneh torah which argue that that famed code must also be viewed as a work of art which sustains, as masterpieces do, multiple conflicting interpretations.Trade ReviewReviews ‘Reading Soloveitchik is always a delight as his careful writing, perceptive insights, and vast scholarship and erudition can be found on every page.’ David Tesler, Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews‘A very important work, especially since nine of the essays have never before appeared in print . . . There is so much learning in this book, and it is written in such an engaging style, that anyone with an appreciation for the history of halakhah will be spellbound.’ Marc B. Shapiro, Seforim blogTable of ContentsPart I. Re-evaluation of Eleventh-Century AshkenazIntroduction1. Agobard of Lyons, Megillat Aḥima’ats, and the Babylonian Orientation of Early Ashkenaz2. Dialectics, Scholasticism, and the Origin of the Tosafot3. Minhag Ashkenaz ha-Kadmon: An Assessment4. The Authority of the Babylonian Talmud and the Use of Biblical Verses and Aggadah in Early Ashkenaz5. On the Use of Aggadah by the Tosafists: A Response to I. M. Ta-Shma6. Characterizing Medieval Talmudists: A Case Study7. Communications and the Palestinian Origins of Ashkenaz8. The Palestinian Orientation of the Ashkenazic Community and Some Suggested Ground Rules for the Writing of Halakhic History9. The ‘Third Yeshivah of Bavel’ and the Cultural Origins of Ashkenaz—A ProposalA Response to David BergerPart II. Martyrdom Under Cross and CrescentIntroduction10. Between Cross and Crescent11. Halakhah, Hermeneutics, and Martyrdom in Ashkenaz12. Maimonides’ Iggeret ha-Shemad: Law and Rhetoric13. Responses to Critiques of ‘Maimonides’ Iggeret ha-Shemad: Law and Rhetoric’ Part III. Mishneh Torah14. Classification of Mishneh Torah: Problems Real and Imaginary15. Mishneh Torah: Polemic and ArtBibliography of ManuscriptsIndexes

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Book SynopsisThe two decades since the last authoritative general history of Dutch Jews was published have seen such substantial developments in historical understanding that new assessment has become an imperative. This volume offers an indispensable survey from a contemporary viewpoint that reflects the new preoccupations of European historiography and allows the history of Dutch Jewry to be more integrated with that of other European Jewish histories. Historians from both older and newer generations shed significant light on all eras, providing fresh detail that reflects changed emphases and perspectives. In addition to such traditional subjects as the Jewish community’s relationship with the wider society and its internal structure, its leaders, and its international affiliations, new topics explored include the socio-economic aspects of Dutch Jewish life seen in the context of the integration of minorities more widely; a reassessment of the Holocaust years and consideration of the place of Holocaust memorialization in community life; and the impact of multiculturalist currents on Jews and Jewish politics. Memory studies, diaspora studies, postcolonial studies, and digital humanities all play their part in providing the fullest possible picture. This wide-ranging scholarship is complemented by a generous plate section with eighty fully captioned colour illustrations.Trade ReviewReviews‘This volume features new research and, more importantly, new historiographic perspectives about how to write the history of the Jews in Europe. Because it is very sensitive to issues with which historians of other Jewish communities grapple - for example, the place of Holocaust memorialization in community life, the impact of multicultural politics, Israel and Zionism - it has the potential to move the history of Dutch Jewry into closer conversation with other European Jewish histories.’ Todd Endelman, Professor Emeritus of History and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan 'Two decades have passed since the last history of the Jews of the Netherlands was published, and the editors of the present volume have taken great care to ensure that the main points of the substantial amount of new research on the history and culture of Dutch Jewry have been incorporated.'Jonathan I. Israel, Emeritus Professor of European History, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton'This welcome new volume positions the history of the Jews of the Netherlands squarely in the contemporary historiographical landscape. It is persuasive as to how and why it has something to say to the broader field, and why it should be seen as an integral part of that field.'David Rechter, Professor of Modern Jewish History, University of Oxford‘This new overview of Dutch Jewish history reflects changes and turns in historical approaches as well as the growth of research on multiple aspects of Dutch Jewish history… This rich book will undoubtedly remain the most authoritative textbook on the history of Dutch Jewry for many years to come. It is wholeheartedly recommended.’ Dan Michman, Canadian Journal of Netherlandic Studies‘Reappraising the History of the Jews in the Netherlands is a substantially balanced and nuanced book. It carefully places the history of Dutch Jewry in a general Dutch and international Jewish context, demonstrating that Jewish identity, and belonging, are never fixed, but fluid, constantly evolving. Everyone interested in or studying Dutch Jewish history should consider this book a starting point.’ Sietske van der Veen, Journal of Modern Jewish StudiesTable of ContentsList of illustrationsEditorial noteList of abbreviationsIntroduction IVO SCHÖFFER1. The Middle Ages B. M. J. SPEETFirst Signs of a Jewish PresenceThe Northern Netherlands Violent Persecution Gelderland in the Fifteenth Century Discrimination and Expulsion The Christian Origins of Antisemitism Fresh Accusations In Search of an Explanation2. Between the Middle Ages and the Golden Age, 1516–1621 DANIEL M. SWETSCHINSKIJews in the Holy Roman Empire The Iberian Background Portuguese New Christians in Antwerp The Attitude of Humanists and Reformers to Jews and Judaism The Toleration Debate and the Jews Portuguese New Christians in Holland Four Christian Views of Jews The Growth of the Sephardi Colony in Amsterdam The Future Still Uncertain3. The Republic of the United Netherlands until about 1750: Demography and Economic Activity JONATHAN I. ISRAELThe Early Decades, 1595–1648 Expansion and Colonization The Burgeoning of Commerce and of the Credit System, 1648–1713 Growing Population Figures During the Period of Economic Decline, 1713–17504. The Jews in the Republic until about 1750: Religious, Cultural, and Social Life YOSEF KAPLANThe Organization of the Community Three Congregations The Influx of Paupers The Power of the Mahamad New Synagogues Sephardim and Ashkenazim outside Amsterdam Religious Life: Tradition and Change A Good Education Ashkenazi Life Jewish Printers in Amsterdam The Shabbatean Movement in Amsterdam Influential Rabbis Culture and Secular Creativity Literature and the Stage Everyday Life Ideological Conflicts Relations between Jews and Christians Jewish Stereotypes5. Enlightenment and Emancipation, c.1750–1814 RENATE G. FUKS-MANSFELDGood Citizens Demographic Changes and Emigration Economic Changes The Administration of the Jewish Communities Administrative Changes after 1796 Religious and Cultural Life6. Arduous Adaptation, 1814–1870 RENATE G. FUKS-MANSFELDThe Government and the Jews Education The Reorganization of the Jewish Communities after 1848 The Government and Jews under Threat Abroad Dutch Jews as Citizens Economic and Social Changes The Attitude of Protestants and Catholics towards Jews Cultural and Religious Trends Reactions to the New Jewish Fellow-Citizens7. Jewish Netherlanders, Netherlands Jews, and Jews in the Netherlands, 1870–1940 J. C. H. BLOM and JOEL J. CAHENDemography Occupations, Economic Role, and Poverty Religious Life, (Sub)culture, and Pillarization Assimilation, Integration, and Antisemitism Solidarity with International Jewry and Zionism Refugees from Germany Jews in the Dutch Colonies Jew and Netherlander8. The War, 1940-1945 PETER ROMIJNThe German Invasion • Registration Segregation New Regulations Outlaws Deportations and the Yellow Star Forced Removal and Labour Camps Organization and Selection Flight, Going into Hiding, and Resistance The Transit Camps Deportation and Murder Conclusion9. After the Second World War: From Religious Community to Cultural Minority F. CHAYA BRASZThe First Few Months The Jewish Co-ordination Committee Antisemitism Religious Congregations Migration The Struggle for the Jewish War Orphans The Purges Jews in Modern Dutch Society after 1950 Numbers and Distribution A Cultural Minority Religious Developments The Colonies Jews and Christians Zionism Middle East Policy The Holocaust EpilogueBibliographical essaysBibliographyNotes on contributorsIndex of namesGeneral Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Encyclopedia is a much-needed thorough reference on Islamic insurance policy and the ways in which this can be modelled to cohere with Shari'ah law. The authors explore the ways in which Islamic insurance can be halal, contradicting the widely held belief that insurance policies are not appropriate or moral, utilizing evidence from both the Qu'ran and top Islamic scholars to do so. The book explores Takaful, an insurance paradigm that is in accordance with Islamic principles and suits the needs of modern Islamic economies and communities. It examines the practices, principles, framework and importance of the notion of Takaful, using evidence from the Qu'ran and Islamic teachings to support this. Chapters examine how Takaful is different to conventional insurance models that are not permissible under Shari'ah law, contradicting misconceptions about the possibility of an insurance policy that is achievable within Islamic communities. The book further explores the room for cooperation between Takaful services and Islamic banking, offering insight into how this can be improved in the future. A valuable asset for Islamic insurance and Islamic economics scholars, this timely book offers a thorough analysis of Takaful, Retakaful and Islamic insurance in our modern world. It will also be a useful read for those practising Takaful to ensure that their advice coheres with Shari'ah law.Trade Review‘This volume is a good reference for those new to the field and a good guide for the pure qualitative and Islamic aspects of Takaful.’ -- Faizal Ahmad Manjoo, The Muslim World Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface Foreword Introduction Bibliography 1. A general introduction to Takaful 2. Understanding the pillars of Takaful 3. Regulatory framework of Takaful 4. Takaful and conventional insurance – A comparison 5. Practices of Takaful 6. Retakaful and its importance to Islamic Finance 7. Contemporary issues in Takaful implementation Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores and analyses economic development within Islamic Moral Economy (IME), which is proposed as an alternative economic and social system to capitalism and socialism. It presents a new model of Islamic development based on the substantive morality of Islam via micro dynamics expressed through an Islamic framework of spiritual development. Shafiullah Jan and Mehmet Asutay argue that the observed development failures of Muslim countries to provide basic necessities and an environment free of oppression and injustice can be overcome with an authentic Islamic development framework and its corresponding value system explored in the book, rather than the existing Eurocentric theory and policy making. In addition, it identifies the theological, political, social and economic boundaries for changing society to produce IME oriented development. Utilising a novel approach to development in Islam, through its substantive ethical and moral framework, the authors critically examine and evaluate the progress of Islamic banking and finance institutions in relation to its aspirations as identified by IME. Advanced Islamic economics and finance scholars will find this a useful source as it explores the intersection between Islamic development and the moral economy. The book will also be a valuable reference for those seeking to align public policies with ethical and moral Islamic frameworks.Trade Review'Though some commentators may say Islam is inimical to development, even Western economists are now becoming convinced that Islam is a positive force for development. The authors have made an important addition to the literature on this contested topic. They demonstrate how the concept of moral economy can become a new paradigm that the world has been looking for since the 2008 global economic crisis.' --M. Fahim Khan, Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 2. Critical Reflections On The Development In The Muslim World 3. Islamic Moral Economy And Development 4. Justice And Development Within Islamic Paradigm 5. A Critical Evaluation Of The Social And Economic Development Performance Of Islamic Banks 6. Conceptualising The Islamic Development Process 7. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is a novel and ambitious attempt to map the Muslim American nonprofit sector: its origins, growth and impact on American society. Using theories from the fields of philanthropy, public administration and data gathered from surveys and interviews, the authors make a compelling case for the Muslim American nonprofit sector's key role in America. They argue that in a time when Islamic schools are grossly misunderstood, there is a need to examine them closely, for the landscape of these schools is far more complex than meets the eye. The authors, who are both scholars of philanthropy, examine how identity impacts philanthropy and also the various forces that have shaped the landscape of Muslim American giving in the US. Using a comparative method of analysis, they showcase how this sector has contributed not only to individual communities but also to the country as a whole. National surveys and historical analysis offer data that is rich in insights and offers a compelling narrative of the sector as a whole through its focus on Islamic schools. The authors also critically examine how nonprofit leaders in the community legitimize their own roles and that of their organizations, and offer a compelling and insightful examination of how Muslim American leaders perceive their own role in institution building.This is a must read for anyone seeking to understand this important and growing sector of American society, including nonprofit leaders in the Muslim community, leaders of Islamic schools, nonprofit leaders with interest in private schools, activists, and scholars who study philanthropy and Islamic education.Trade Review'This book by Khan and Siddiqui offers an incredibly insightful look into the formation and workings of Islamic schools in the US as nonprofit organizations. As scholars, they offer both a historical and contemporary analysis of these institutions, with a focus on their transformation and quest for legitimacy, as American religious and educational nonprofits. While there are studies that look at the evolution of religious institutions or educational institutions, this is the first book of its kind that brings both these facets together and offers us a compelling nonprofit narrative, based on empirical research, drawn from a nationally representative sample. A much needed contribution to the literature, this book will be useful not only to scholars studying nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and education; but also those who are seeking to better understand the evolving roles and changing landscape of Muslim American institutions.' --Chao Guo, University of Pennsylvania, US'Khan and Siddiqui offer an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the intersections of religion, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector in America. With a depth of analysis focused on the network of Islamic schools in the US, their work also provides a welcome addition to a developing scholarship on Muslim-American philanthropy. Khan and Siddiqui demonstrate they are two of the leading experts in this burgeoning conversation.' --David P. King, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, US'Islamic philanthropy and Islamic schools are both grossly misunderstood in the American context. This new book by Sabith Khan and Shariq Siddiqui offers a fresh perspective of Islamic institutions, based on an extensive survey data and indepth interviews. It seeks to dispel many of the myths surrounding Islamic education and uses an institutional analysis framework to understand how Muslim communities have worked to build institutions that have supported their culture and values.' --Reza Aslan, author of god: The Human Quest to Make Sense of the DivineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Islamic Philanthropy as a discursive tradition 3. Muslim Philanthropy and Nonprofit Institutions in America 4. Identification and American Muslim philanthropy 5. Philanthropy, Institution Building and Legitimacy in Islamic Schools in America 6. Interlocutors of tradition or signposts of the future of Islam in America? : Islamic Schools in the US 7. Conclusion: prospects for future growth and development Index

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Book SynopsisValues-rich journeys can be described as pilgrimage, spiritual travel, personal heritage tourism, holistic tourism, and valuistic journeys. There are many motivations for undertaking these journeys; the most important being personal values, life experience, personal and social identity, lifestyle, social and cultural influence. This book presents contributions that address pilgrim motivation, identity and values as they are shaped by the broader sociological, psychological, cultural and environmental perspectives. The focus of the book is the travellers themselves and their inner world through the lens of their pilgrimage. The research presented focuses on the typology of pilgrim journeys as ways in which identity and values are presented to a post-modern consumer society, providing interesting and challenging perspectives on the identity of pilgrims in the 21st century. The book: - Provides a framework for understanding the impact of values and identity on the motivation and behaviour of contemporary pilgrims. - Presents a comprehensive review of the latest research, a collection of case studies and models of practical applications. - Discusses the perceptions of tourism and pilgrimage in the age of value transformations and identity challenges.Table of Contents1: Introduction: Motivation of The Pilgrimage Journey Part I: Uncovering the Identity of Pilgrims 2: Expression of Identities in Pilgrim Journeys 3: The Connection Between Liminal Places and Hospitality in Manifesting Pilgrim Values and Identity 4: Changes in Motivations for Journeys to Death Spaces: The Case of Thanatourism 5: Pilgrims as Strangers Part II: On the Way to Santiago De Compostela 6: The Timeline of the Way of St. James. Motivations and Impacts of the Pilgrimage on Personal Lives 7: The Multiple Views on the Values and Identity of the Pilgrimage to Santiago 8: Commensality, Communitas, and Contestation on the Camino Frances: Making Pilgrims Through Meals 9: Identity, Social Practices and Values of The Pilgrims in The Portuguese Inner Way to Santiago De Compostela Part III: Pilgrims Values and Identities in Different Regions 10: Pilgrimage and Tourism in Japan: Shift in Values and Motivation 11: New Narratives in Valuistic Travel and Identity: Goshuin Culture and Religious Mobility in Contemporary Japan 12: Contemporary Perspectives of Hindu Pilgrimage in India: The Experiential Exposition 13: Modern Full-Sensory Experiences and Pilgrimage Fulfilment in Malta’s Ancient Temples 14: New Forms of Pilgrimage: World Youth Day Rio 2013. 15: Pilgrimage Traditions to Sacred Sites of Modern Central Asia 16: Pilgrimage Tourism to Palestine: The ‘Come and See’ Initiative in Palestine 17: Tourists vs Pilgrims: Dichotomy of Visits to Auschwitz Birkenau 18: Tracking to a Pilgrim’s Beat: Insights from a Sabbatical Journey Part IV: Looking to The Future 19: Contemporary Perspectives of Pilgrimage 20: Conclusions. Pilgrimage During and After Pandemic Crisis

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Book SynopsisEach of the three volumes of this magisterial work provides a comprehensive picture of the realities of Jewish life in the Polish lands in the period it covers, while also considering the contemporary political, economic, and social context. Volume I: 1350 to 1881 provides a wide-ranging overview down to the mid-eighteenth century, including social, economic, and religious history. The period from 1764 to 1881 is covered in more detail, with attention focused on developments in each country in turn, especially with regard to the politics of emancipation, acculturation, assimilation, and forced integration. Volume II: 1881 to 1914 explores the factors that had a negative impact on Jewish life as well as the political and cultural movements that developed in consequence: Zionism, socialism, autonomism, the emergence of modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature, Jewish urbanization, and the rise of popular Jewish culture. Galicia, Prussian Poland, the Kingdom of Poland, and the tsarist empire are all treated individually, as are the main cities. Volume III: 1914 to 2008 covers the interwar period, the Second World War, and the Holocaust, including Polish–Jewish relations and the Soviet record on the Holocaust. A survey of developments since 1945 concludes with an epilogue on the situation of the Jews since the collapse of communismTrade Review‘An invaluable research resource with maps, tables, endnotes, statistics, glossary, and bibliography. It also delivers a compelling picture and credible picture of how Jews responded to dramatic change . . . does well to focus on women, whom previous histories often ignore.’- Lawrence Joffe, Jewish Chronicle‘Remarkable for its scale and ambition . . . Polonsky manages to combine great themes with fascinating detail . . . [he] has read widely in numerous languages. The erudition is impressive . . . extremely judicious in negotiating a number of notorious historiographical minefields . . . makes important distinctions between different countries in eastern Europe and consequently the different experience of the Jews . . . a magnificent, scholarly work, clearly written, with a magisterial overview of its subject.’- David Herman, Jewish Renaissance'Polonsky's sweeping study offers an illuminating, accessible view of Jewish life in eastern Euope since the end of World War II. In elegant prose, the author engages major historiographical issues while analyzing important cultural, religious, social, and political trends among eastern European Jewry. He carefully frames each section with a chapter-long overview of the relevant historical context for the following chapters . . . Throughout, Polonsky masterfully navigates the different realms of a turbulent eastern European Jewish world, conveying both the richness of its history and the tragedy of its destruction. Highly recommended.'J. Haus, Choice 'Exemplary and formidable . . . Polonsky, as much as anyone else, has created the field of modern Jewish history as a subject to be considered and understood rather than simply a tragic past to be mourned. He is too good a historian to confuse the history of Jewish life with the German policies that brought Jewish death . . . The barely visible commitment in these three wonderful volumes is to rescue a world from polemic, for the sake of history.'Timothy Snyder, Wall Street Journal 'Succeeds admirably. Simply put, these volumes are required reading for anyone with a serious interest in East European history or for anyone looking for a scholarly assessment of a particular feature of Polish or Russian Jewish history. Handsomely produced, with extensive maps and tables, and a glossary . . . will remain a standard work in the field for some time.'Sean Martin, European History QuarterlyTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction I The Polish-Lithuanian Background Introduction 1 Jews and Christians in early modern Poland-Lithuania 2 Jewish Autonomous Institutions 3 Jewish Places: Royal Towns and Noble Towns 4 Jews in Economic Life 5 Religious and Spiritual Life II Governmental Attempts to Transform and Integrate the Jews and the Jewish Response, 1750-1880 Introduction 1 The Last Years of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 2 The Jews in the Prussian Partition of Poland 3 The Jews in Austrian Poland (Galicia) down to the mid-1870s 4 The Jews in the Kingdom of Poland, 1815-1881 5 The Jews in the Tsarist Empire, 1772-1825 6 Nicholas I and the Jews of Russia, 1825-1855 7 The Reign of Alexander II, 1855-1881 III The Deterioration of the Position of the Jews and the New Jewish Politics, 1881-1914 Introduction 1 The Deterioration of the Position of the Jews in the Tsarist Empire after 1881 2 The Revolution of 1905-7 in the Tsarist Empire and its Consequences 3 The Kingdom of Poland, 1881-1914 4 Galicia in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century 5 Prussian Poland from 1869 to 1914 6 The Emergence of Modern Jewish Literature in the Tsarist Empire and Galicia 7 Jewish Religious Life in the Nineteenth Century 8 Jewish Spaces: Shetlakh and Towns in the Nineteenth Century 9 Women in Jewish Eastern Europe 10 The Rise of Jewish Mass Culture: Literature, Press, Theatre IV War, Revolution, and Totalitarianism, 1914-1939 Introduction 1 The Impact of the First World War on Jewish Life in Eastern Europe 2 The Jews in Polish Political and Social Life 3 Jewish Life in the Towns and Shtetlakh of Interwar Poland 4 Jewish Cultural and Intellectual Life in Independent Poland 5 Religious Life in Interwar Poland 6 Jews in Interwar Lithuania 7 Jews in Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union, 1921-1941 8 Jews in Towns and Shtetlakh in the USSR 9 Jewish Culture in the Soviet Union down to 1941 V The Twilight of Jewish Eastern Europe, 1939 to the present day Introduction 1 Jews under Nazi and Soviet Occupation, September 1939 - June 1941 2 The Nazi Holocaust in Eastern Europe 3 Jews in Poland, 1944-1989 4 Jews in the Soviet Union, 1944-1991 5 Jews in Poland since the end of communism 6 Jews in Lithuania, Ukraine and Belarus since 1991

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Book SynopsisFinalist for National Jewish Book Award for Writing Based on Archival Material 2022. Jewish political and cultural behaviour during the first half of the twentieth century comes to the fore in this portrayal of a forgotten movement with contemporary relevance. Commencing with the Zionist rejection of the Uganda proposal in 1905, the Jewish Territorialist Movement searched for areas outside Palestine in which to create settlements of Jews. This study analyses the Territorialists’ ideology and activities in the Jewish context of the time, but their thought and discourse also reflect geopolitical concerns that still have resonance today in debates about colonialist attitudes to peoplehood, territory, and space. As the colonial world order rapidly changed after 1945, the Territorialists did not abandon their aspirations in overseas lands. Instead, in their attempts to find settlement solutions for Europe’s ‘surplus’ Jews, they moved from negotiating predominantly with the European colonizers to negotiating also with the ever more powerful non-Western leaders of decolonizing nations. This book reconstructs the rich history of the activities and changing ideologies of Jewish Territorialism, represented by Israel Zangwill’s Jewish Territorial Organisation (the ITO) and, later, by the Freeland League for Jewish Colonization under the leadership of Isaac Steinberg. Via Uganda, Angola, Madagascar, Australia, and Suriname, this story eventually leads us to questions about yidishkeyt, and to forgotten early twentieth-century ideas of how to be Jewish.Trade Review"Beyond Zion...shows that Jewish politics in the pre-War and immediate post-War years were more complex and diverse than we might think."Simon Rocker, The Jewish ChronicleTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Israel Zangwill and the Jewish Territorial Organization 2. Recovering Atlantis: The Freeland League and Jewish Politics3. Freeland versus Zion4. Fitting the Zeitgeist: Territorialism and GeopoliticsConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on the migration and acculturation of images in Jewish culture and how that reflects intercultural exchange. Gender aspects of Jewish art are also highlighted, as is the role of images in interreligious encounters. Other topics covered include the history, codicology, and iconography of a Haggadah produced in the late fifteenth century.

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Book SynopsisTen Myths about the Jews analyzes the complex facets of anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism in an accessible and easy-to-read format. Based on wide research, Brazilian historian Maria Luiza Tucci Carneiro examines different manifestations against Jews and their faith through history and political culture along the centuries. Ten omnipresent accusations were configured by anti-Semites in axioms that became myths: Myth 1: The Jews killed Christ. Myth 2: The Jews are a secret entity. Myth 3: The Jews control the world economy. Myth 4: There are no poor Jews. Myth 5: The Jews are greedy. Myth 6: The Jews have no homeland. Myth 7: The Jews are racists. Myth 8: The Jews are parasites. Myth 9: The Jews control the media. Myth 10: The Jews manipulate the United States. Tucci Carneiro unmasks the roots of anti-Semitism and exposes contemporary prejudices. Her book is an invitation to reflect upon current realities marked by racism and shows how the main myths about the Jews have been vested of a verisimilitude that has persisted for the last 2000 years, all over the world, by means of hatred of the other, political/religious opportunism and economic deceit. The myths are kept alive by means of constant repetition and re-elaboration of a particular narrative, invariably seductive. The author proves each of the ten myths in terms of their historical record, their origins and purposes. Even though Jews are fully integrated into western society in multiple ways (entrepreneurship, medicine, literature, philosophy, the arts), racist myths against the community have been particularly resilient; they attempt to override common sense and their continuous circulation and rehashing through scapegoating and caricature has had profound negative repercussions for society as a whole. Ten Myths, now published in five languages, is an essential tool in the struggle against the discourse of racist hatred.

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Book SynopsisThis book tells the little-known story of a fascinating crypto-Jewish community through two centuries and three continents. Beginning as a precarious settlement of a few families in mid-18th-century Mashhad, an Islamic holy city in northern Iran, the community grew into a closely-knit group in response to their forced conversion to Islam in 1839. Muslim hostility and a culture of memory sustained by intra-communal marriages reinforced their separate religious identity, vesting it in strong family and communal loyalty. Mashhadi women became the main agents of the cultural transmission of communal identity and achieved social roles and high status uncharacteristic for contemporary Jewish and Muslim communities. The Mashhadis maintained a double identity, upholding Islam in public while tenaciously holding onto their Jewish identity in secret. The exodus from Mashhad after 1946 relocated the communal center to Tehran, later to Israel, and, after the Khomeini revolution, to New York. The relationship between the formation and retention of communal identity and memory practices - with interconnected issues of religion and gender - draws upon existing research on other crypto-faith communities, such as the Judeoconversos, the Moriscos, and the French Protestants, who, through the special blend of memory-faith and ethnicity, emerged strengthened from their underground period. For the immigration period, the author challenges the old paradigm that "modernity and religion are mutually exclusive." The book also explores the sometimes uncomfortable yet intimate relationships that exist between seemingly incompatible ways of seeing the past, both secular and religious.Trade Review“Hilda Nissimi’s book is a valuable and worthy contribution to what is gradually emerging as a new and much needed phase in Judeo-Persian studies brought about by a new generation of scholars who are expanding on the work of previous archeologists, historians, and anthropologists to shed light on previously overlooked nuances of what it meant, and indeed of what it means, to be an Iranian Jew.” —From the Foreword by Houman Sarshar, editor of Esther's Children: A Portrait of Iranian Jews“In 1839, the Jews of Mashhad in Northern Iran were forcibly converted by their Muslim neighbors. Like the Marranos, they continued to observe Jewish practices in secret. Members of the community can now be found in Israel, the United States, England and elsewhere. Of special interest are the features of an underground community. There was much intermarriage within the community. Women played a very special role in the maintenance of tradition. When the Mashhadis left Iran and returned to the open practice of Judaism they tended to build their own synagogues, similar to the Landsmannschaft of the emigrants from East Europe. The importance of this book is that it treats a topic of which the average reader knows nothing.” —AJL Newsletter

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Book SynopsisSpain is no longer exclusively identified with Catholicism. This book sets out to understand the social dynamics of twenty-first century Spain through the perspective of religion and religious pluralism. Divided into three parts, Part I, Secularization in Spain, frames the analysis of this secularization process throughout the twentieth century and beyond, with particular attention to the process during the Second Republic and the quiet secularization of society that began under Franco's regime. Part II, Religious Change in Spain, establishes the broad framework of the process, addressing the changes that have taken place within Catholicism and the reaction of the Protestant minority as social mores became increasingly fast moving. Part III, Islam in Spain, addresses both its history (including colonial management) and current dynamics (how Islam is viewed by other religions; the impact of the March 11, 2004, attacks; and Islamophobic discourse). Religious Landscapes in Contemporary Spain is essential reading for scholars and students in History and Contemporary Affairs.Trade Review‘As the title suggests, this collection offers an essential panoramic of the religious landscapes of Spain as a result of secularization from National Catholicism. Its interdisciplinary contributors provide both historical context for these changes and resources for further reading… this volume on the rootedness of religious pluralism in Spanish identity requires our attention.’ Maria R. Rippon, Hispania

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