Book Review.: Divine Money: Islam, Zakat, and Giving in Palestine. Emanuel Schaeublin. 2023. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press.

Zarina Urmanbetova

doi:10.36950/sjsca.2025.32.12337

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Bd. 32 Nr. 2 (2025): Kunst im Spannungsfeld zwischen Lokalem und Globalem: Was sind die politischen Themen im öffentlichen Raum?

Book Review.: Divine Money: Islam, Zakat, and Giving in Palestine. Emanuel Schaeublin. 2023. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press.

Zarina Urmanbetova^▸^▾

Eingereicht: May 9, 2025
Veröffentlicht: 2026-05-20

Abstract

Zakat, one of Islam's fundamental pillars, is a form of giving that requires every Muslim who qualifies based on wealth to support those in need materially. In his book Divine Money, Emanuel Schaeublin examines the relationships and practices surrounding zakat in Nablus, a city in Palestine. In the context of political and economic repression, the absence of social welfare programs, and military occupation, the book shows how giving is conceptualized – understood and given meaning – and practiced by invoking the presence of God.

Literaturhinweise

Asad, Talal. 1986. The Idea of Anthropology of Islam. Occasional Papers Series. Washington DC: Centre for Contemporary Arab Studies.
Foucault, Michel. 1997. “Technologies of the Self.” In Ethics: Subjectivity, Truth – Essential Works of Foucault, 1954–1984, edited by Paul Rabinow, 223–51. New York: New York Press.
Goffman, Erving. 1959. The Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life. London: Allen Lane.
Kochuyt, Thierry. 2009. “God, Gifts and Poor People: On Charity in Islam.” Social Compass 56 (1): 98–116. https://doi.org/10.1177/0037768608100345.
Mauss, Marcel. 2016. The Gift. Expanded edition. Chicago, IL: HAU Books.
Mittermaier, Amira. 2014. “Beyond Compassion: Islamic Voluntarism in Egypt.” American Ethnologist 41 (3): 518–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/amet.12092.

Schlagwörter

Islam
giving
Palestine
zakat

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Zitationsvorschlag

Urmanbetova, Zarina. 2026. “Book Review.: Divine Money: Islam, Zakat, and Giving in Palestine. Emanuel Schaeublin. 2023. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press”. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Sozial- Und Kulturanthropologie 32 (2): 99-101. https://doi.org/10.36950/sjsca.2025.32.12337.

[1] Asad, Talal. 1986. The Idea of Anthropology of Islam. Occasional Papers Series. Washington DC: Centre for Contemporary Arab Studies.

[2] Foucault, Michel. 1997. “Technologies of the Self.” In Ethics: Subjectivity, Truth – Essential Works of Foucault, 1954–1984, edited by Paul Rabinow, 223–51. New York: New York Press.

[3] Goffman, Erving. 1959. The Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life. London: Allen Lane.

[4] Kochuyt, Thierry. 2009. “God, Gifts and Poor People: On Charity in Islam.” Social Compass 56 (1): 98–116. https://doi.org/10.1177/0037768608100345.

[5] Mauss, Marcel. 2016. The Gift. Expanded edition. Chicago, IL: HAU Books.

[6] Mittermaier, Amira. 2014. “Beyond Compassion: Islamic Voluntarism in Egypt.” American Ethnologist 41 (3): 518–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/amet.12092.