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Social Work Practice : Work And Worship

Selected Papers And Essays

If one goes through these, one will find that Late Sri Chakraborty not only possessed the novel ideas and ideals in the field of rural development but also translated them into practice. There is no branch of rural reconstruction programme which was not enlightened by his thoughts. During his tenure of office, the Lokashiksha Parishad with the blessings of the Headquarters took up one after another numerous projects like Rural Development Programme, Urban Development Scheme, specially Slum Dwellers’ Rehabilitation, Child Care, Mothers’ Health Care, Adult Education, Eradication of illiteracy, Rural Afforestation, Family planning, Rural Banking, Panchayeti Raj and what not? His innovative ideas in these fields drew attention of different state Governments and the Central Government. They invited him as an expert or resource person for successful implementation of their programme. Even a few foreign countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, Israel, Srilanka and other countries invited him and sought his assistance in their endeavour of rural development. It may be noted in this connection that Sri Chakraborty never imposed his decision on others. He always motivated the field workers so as to act and understand things on their own initiative and thus developed leadership from the grass-root level. Sri Chakraborty also made valuable contributions to the National Planning Programme. His achievements in various fields of rural and urban development received appreciation from different international organisations like unesco, unicef, who, etc. It will not be an exaggeration to say that if his thoughts and ideas referred to various treatises published in this book would have been implemented on state and national level, then swamiji’s dream of a ‘New India’ might have been a reality. This book will certainly be a source of inspiration to all social workers and research scholars who have been working in this field. This will also be a rich collection for all rural and urban libraries and a guideline for all project officers working in different fields of rural and urban developement programme.

To bring development on a sustainable level we have also initiated such agricultural practices as are environment friendly. Thus farmers are trained to cultivate their land in such a way as they may have better crops without the use of ...

Objects of Worship in South Asian Religions

Forms, Practices and Meanings

Objects of worship are an aspect of the material dimension of lived religion in South Asia. The omnipresence of these objects and their use is a theme which cuts across the religious traditions in the pluralistic religious culture of the region. Divine power becomes manifest in the objects and for the devotees they may represent power regardless of religious identity. This book looks at how objects of worship dominate the religious landscape of South Asia, and in what ways they are of significance not just from religious perspectives but also for the social life of the region. The contributions to the book show how these objects are shaped by traditions of religious aesthetics and have become conceptual devices woven into webs of religious and social meaning. They demonstrate how the objects have a social relationship with those who use them, sometimes even treated as being alive. The book discusses how devotees relate to such objects in a number of ways, and even if the objects belong to various traditions they may attract people from different communities and can also be contested in various ways. By analysing the specific qualities that make objects eligible for a status and identity as living objects of worship, the book contributes to an understanding of the central significance of these objects in the religious and social life of South Asia. It will be of interest to students and scholars of Religious Studies and South Asian Religion, Culture and Society.

This book looks at how objects of worship dominate the religious landscape of South Asia, and in what ways they are of significance not just from religious perspectives but also for the social life of the region.

Daoist Ritual, State Religion, and Popular Practices

Zhenwu Worship from Song to Ming (960-1644)

Zhenwu, or the Perfected Warrior, is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion. Religious specialists, lay devotees, the state machine, and the cultural industry all participated, both collaboratively and competitively, in the evolution of this devotional movement. This book centres on the development and transformation of the godhead of Zhenwu, as well as the devotional movement focused on him. Organised chronologically on the development of the Zhenwu worship in Daoist rituals, state religion, and popular practices, it looks at the changes in the way Zhenwu was perceived, and the historical context in which those changes took place. The author investigates the complicated means by which various social and political groups contested with each other in appropriating cultural-religious symbols. The question at the core of the book is how, in a given historical context, human agents and social institutions shape the religious world to which they profess devotion. The work offers a holistic approach to religion in a period of Chinese history when central, local, official, clerical and popular power are constantly negotiating and reshaping established values.

This book centres on the development and transformation of the godhead of Zhenwu, as well as the devotional movement focused on him.

Veiled Employment

Islamism and the Political Economy of Women’s Employment in Iran

The popularity of neoliberal economic policies is based, in part, on the argument that the liberalization of markets promotes growth and increases employment opportunities for women. Although the latest research bears this out, it also presents a grim portrait of the state of women’s employment. Approximately 70 percent of those living on less than a dollar a day are women or girls. In Veiled Employment, the contributors examine these stark disparities, focusing on the evolving role of women’s employment in Iran. Based on empirical field research in Iran, their essays document the accelerating trend in the size and diversity of women’s employment since the 1990s and explore the impact of various governmental policies on women. The volume analyzes such issues as the effect of global trade on female employment, women’s contributions to the informal work sector, and Iranian female migrant workers in the United States. Rejecting the commonly held view that centers on Islam as the primary cause of women’s status in the Muslim world, the authors emphasize the role of national and international political economies. Drawing on postcolonial feminist theory, they reveal the ways in which women in Iran have resisted and challenged Islamism, revealing them as agents of social transformation rather than as victims of religious fundamentalism.

The volume analyzes such issues as the effect of global trade on female employment, women’s contributions to the informal work sector, and Iranian female migrant workers in the United States.

State, Society and Economy in Saudi Arabia (RLE Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia is one of the most important countries in the modern world. Not only does it possess some 25 per cent of the world’s proven oil reserves, it also plays a crucial role in the wider Gulf region where over 50 per cent of proven reserves are located. Developments in Saudi Arabia will inevitably affect the economic well-being of the Western industrialised world, Japan and much of the Third World. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is ruled in a traditional way by an all-powerful king and royal family, and is one of the key countries of Islam, the Holy City of Mecca being within the country’s boundaries. The inroad of modern Western forces into this traditional Islamic society is underlined by the fact that may key posts are filled with imported Western workers. This book, first published in 1982, containing contributions by the world’s leading Middle Eastern experts, provides a comprehensive overview of important social, political and economic developments in Saudi Arabia. The opening chapters consider the formation of the Saudi State, and the bulk of the book surveys key themes such as political opposition, the oil industry, energy policy, banking, external relations and the future direction of development.

This book, first published in 1982, containing contributions by the world’s leading Middle Eastern experts, provides a comprehensive overview of important social, political and economic developments in Saudi Arabia.

Islam and Development

Exploring the Invisible Aid Economy

The study of Islam since the advent of 9/11 has made a significant resurgence. However, much of the work produced since then has tended to focus on the movements that not only provide aid to their fellow Muslims, but also have political and at times violent agendas. This tendency has led to a dearth of research on the wider Muslim aid and development scene. Focusing on the role and impact of Islam and Islamic Faith Based Organisations (FBOs), an arena that has come to be regarded by some as the 'invisible aid economy', Islam and Development considers Islamic theology and its application to development and how Islamic teaching is actualized in case studies of Muslim FBOs. It brings together contributions from the disciplines of theology, sociology, politics and economics, aiming both to raise awareness and to function as a corrective step within the development studies literature.

However, much of the work produced since then has tended to focus on the movements that not only provide aid to their fellow Muslims, but also have political and at times violent agendas.

Perspective and Paradigm of Sharia Reason Theory

Buku ini berisi tentang Paradigma dan Konsep Teori Ilmu Syariah di Indonesia yang membahas tentang pengembangan keilmuan dan peta konsep hukum bidang syariah. Penulis menghimpun buku ini dengan judul PERSPECTIVE AND PARADIGM OF SHARIA REASON THEORY. Buku ini diharapkan dapat memberikan sumbangsih ilmu pengetahuan bagi pembaca terkait peran syariah tanpa menghilangkan esensi budaya dan sosial keindonesiaan. Buku ini banyak membahas kemajuan terkini dari turunan Ilmu-ilmu Syariah meliputi Politik Islam, Waris Kekinian, Taqlid dan Talfiq bagi Santri, Mazhab sebagai potensi perbandingan, juga pembahasan tentang fikih berkemajuan dalam kehidupan berbangsa Indonesia.

Business actors in running their businesses that were originally traditional, for example in buying and selling, they did it directly in the market but now have turned into an online business that is no longer limited by space and time.

Comparison of Capitalist Dynamics in Marx and Schumpeter

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Economic and Social History, grade: A, McGill University, 0 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Joseph Schumpeter was born the same year Karl Marx died. One might say Schumpeter was destined to follow in Marx’s footsteps. Marx had involved himself in the study of Capitalism and became a great source of influence for Schumpeter who elaborated on his theories. An essential part of their study was devoted to Capitalist Dynamics. Their views on the subject show fundamental similarities but demonstrate several differences as well, which are explained in part by their different experience of economic history. This paper will focus on comparing and contrasting the capitalist dynamics of Karl Marx and Joseph Schumpeter, their theories on what Capitalism is driven by and how it evolves. As a starting point, it is interesting to distinguish Marx’s and Schumpeter’s opposed feeling of Capitalism. Marx studied the laws of motion of Capitalism because he was concerned about the exploitation of workers and thus was against Capitalism. Schumpeter, on the other side, approved of Capitalism and considered free market Capitalism the “best economic system”. Marx believes that unemployment will increase as workers are replaced by machines and that Capitalism impoverishes the masses. On the other side, Schumpeter believes that Capitalism can ameliorate the conditions of the workers: “The capitalist process, not by coincidence but by virtue of its mechanism, progressively raises the standard of life of the masses. It does so through a sequence of vicissitudes, the severity of which is proportional to the speed of the advance. But it does so effectively.” Karl Marx, however, was not completely against Capitalism as it “rescued a considerable part of the population from the idiocy of rural life”.

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Economic and Social History, grade: A, McGill University, language: English, abstract: Joseph Schumpeter was born the same year Karl Marx died.

Al-Bukhari Dan Metode Periwayatan Hadis-Hadis Bermasalah

Para ulama hadis merumuskan bahwa hadis shahih ialah hadis yang diriwayatkan oleh periwayat yang adil, dhabith, mata periwayatannya bersambung serta tidak mengandung syadz dan illat. Ibn al-Shalah mentahbiskan ketentuan ini sebagai standar yang digunakan semua ahli hadis. Dengan kata lain, pengertian ini diklaim Ibn al-Shalah sebagai konsensus (ijma) yang tidak bisa diganggu gugat. Buku ini memberikan signifikansi dan ruang bagi pembacaan ulang terhadap metode al-Bukhari. Buku ini penting untuk mengulas beberapa periwayat yang dianggap bermasalah dalam sahih al-Bukhari oleh sebagian ahli hadis belakangan. Karena penilaian atas para perawi tersebut secara mentah-mentah didasarkan kepada kategori khusus dari al-Jarh wa at-Ta’dil. ~ Prof. Dr. H. Said Agil Husin Al Munawar – Gusru Besar Ilmu Hadis UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.

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Immigration Law and Mixed Status Families

"An ethnographic study of immigration and mixed-status families"--

-An ethnographic study of immigration and mixed-status families---