Building a house in Heaven : pious neoliberalism and Islamic charity in Egypt

• Autore: Atia Mona
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : University of Minnesota Press, 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.6/970962
• Soggetto topico: Charities - Economic aspects - Egypt; Islam - Charities - Egypt; Islam - Religious aspects - Egypt; Neoliberalism - Egypt; Islam; Social institutions; Social Welfare & Social Work; Social Sciences; Social Welfare & Social Work - General
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. The Economy of Charity -- 2. Managing Poverty and Islam -- 3. A Space and Time for Giving -- 4. Privatizing Islam -- 5. Business with Allah -- 6. Islamic "Life Makers" and Faith-Based Development -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A Geographer's Ethnography of Islamic Economic Practices -- Notes -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- A -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- M -- N -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Building a House in Heaven, Mona Atia makes the connection between Islam and capitalism to examine the surprising relations between charity and the economy, the state, and religion in the transition from Mubarak-era Egypt. She draws on interviews with key players, exploring the geography of Islamic charities through multiple neighborhoods, ideologies, sources of funding, projects, and wide social networks.
• Titolo autorizzato: Building a house in Heaven : pious neoliberalism and Islamic charity in Egypt
• ISBN: 1-4529-3982-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910964219403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II