Home›Charitable Practices›Scholarly Standing›A standard analytic category in the study of religionBrowse ByA standard analytic category in the study of religionThis page groups practices by how settled their scholarly classification is. Wikipedia notes that "starting about 1920, 'cult' acquired an additional six or more positive and negative definitions," a term whose meaning has shifted considerably. Browsing this way lets a visitor see which practices scholars describe consistently and which remain genuinely contested.FactsLearn MoreA standard analytic category in the study of religionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedGiving required or commended by a tradition - zakat, tithing, sadaqah, seva, langar. The grouping holds obligatory levies at a fixed rate with named categories of recipient alongside voluntary gifts and unpaid service, which are not the same kind of act: a legal due and a free gift differ in who may compel them and in what failing to give means. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPractices 1Learn MoreThe charitable practices This group holds charitable practices, the acts of giving and service enjoined by the traditions as religious duty and virtue: almsgiving, care for the poor and the stranger, and generosity as a path of merit or righteousness. Charity is a central obligation in most of the world's religions. The browser will find charitable practices from across the traditions. The entries describe each practice's form and religious basis, noting the tradition that commands it.A standard analytic category in the study of religionFilter Results11 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-1000 (1)610 (2)622 (3)1499 (1)1500 (1)2018 (1)Solitary or CommunalAllPerformed alone or together (7)Performed by a gathered group (4)TraditionAllAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (1)African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (1)Amish (1)Anglican Communion (1)Anglicanism (1)Armenian Apostolic Church (1)Baptist (2)Breslov Hasidism (2)Calvinism (Reformed) (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (2)Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1)Church of Cyprus (1)Church of England (1)Church of Greece (1)Church of Ireland (1)Church of Scotland (1)Church of Sweden (1)Church of the Nazarene (1)Coptic Orthodoxy (1)Disciples of Christ (1)Dutch Reformed Church (1)Eastern Orthodoxy (1)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1)Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1)Free Methodist Church (1)Georgian Orthodox Church (1)Global Methodist Church (1)Greek Orthodox Church (1)Haredi Judaism (2)Hasidic Judaism (2)Humanistic Judaism (1)Khalsa (1)Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) (1)Lutheranism (1)Mennonites (1)Methodism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (2)Moravian Church (1)National Baptist Convention of America (2)Nirmala (1)Oriental Orthodoxy (1)Orthodox Judaism (2)Presbyterianism (1)Progressive National Baptist Convention (2)Quakerism (Religious Society of Friends) (1)Reform Judaism (1)Roman Catholicism (1)Romanian Orthodox Church (1)Russian Orthodox Church (1)Serbian Orthodox Church (1)Shakers (1)Shia (Twelver) (1)The Episcopal Church (1)The United Methodist Church (1)Udasi (1)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (1)Wesleyan Church (1)Category of PracticeAllCharitable (3)Who Performs ItAllAll adherents of the tradition (9)Lay people (2)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (10)CadenceAllAnnual (4)As the occasion requires (2)Daily (1)ObligationAllObligatory (1)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (3)Optional and voluntary (1)Recommended and meritorious, not required (1)Founded ByAllMata Khivi (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Almsgiving / CharityA standard analytic category in the study of religionGoshalaA standard analytic category in the study of religionKhumsA standard analytic category in the study of religionLangarA standard analytic category in the study of religionMinisteringA standard analytic category in the study of religionSadaqahA standard analytic category in the study of religionSeva (selfless service)A standard analytic category in the study of religionTithingA standard analytic category in the study of religionZakatA standard analytic category in the study of religionZakat al-FitrA standard analytic category in the study of religionZakat al-MalA standard analytic category in the study of religionSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. AlmsgivingView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.