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Begging, Street Politics and Power The Religious and Secular Regulation of Begging in India and Pakistan
By Sheba Saeed
Copyright 2023
148 Pages
by
Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
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Begging, Street Politics and Power explores the complex phenomenon of begging in the context of two different religions and societies in South Asia. Focusing on India and Pakistan, the book provides an in-depth examination of the religious and secular laws regulating begging along with discussion of the power dynamics involved. Drawing on textual analysis and qualitative field research, the... Read more
Introduction
1 The role of charity in religion and religious regulation of begging in Hinduism and Islam
2 Secular legal and political structures that regulate begging
Conclusion
Biography
Sheba Saeed is a lecturer in the School of Communication and Design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Vietnam. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, UK, and has previously practiced as a solicitor.
