Everyday piety : Islam and economy in Jordan /

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Working and living as an authentic Muslim--comporting oneself in an Islamically appropriate way--in the global economy can be very challenging. How do middle-class Muslims living in the Middle East navigate contemporary economic demands in a distinctly Islamic way? What are the impacts of these effo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tobin, Sarah A., 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Islam > Economic aspects > Jordan.
Islam > Social aspects > Jordan.
Islam and civil society > Jordan.
Islam > Aspect social > Jordanie.
Islam et société civile > Jordanie.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Islam and civil society
Islam > Economic aspects
Islam > Social aspects
Jordan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A Muslim plays the slot machines
  • The history of Amman: "I don't recognize Amman anymore"
  • Making it meaningful: Ramadan
  • Love, sex, and the market: the Hijab
  • Making it real: adequation
  • Uncertainty inside the Islamic bank: "Is this the real islam?"
  • Consuming Islamic banking: "they say they're Islamic, so they are"
  • Branding Islam: Jordan's Arab Spring, middle class, and Islam.

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