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12%OFFMona Atia - Building a House in Heaven: Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt - 9780816689170 - V9780816689170
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Building a House in Heaven: Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt

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Description for Building a House in Heaven: Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 black and white illustrations and 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.


Charity is an economic act. This premise underlies a societal transformation—the merging of religious and capitalist impulses that Mona Atia calls “pious neoliberalism.” Though the phenomenon spans religious lines, 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.

Mapping the landscape of charity and development in Egypt, Building a House in Heaven reveals the factors that changed the nature of Egyptian charitable practices—the state’s intervention in social care and religion, an Islamic revival, intensified economic pressures on the poor, and ... Read more

An enlightening look at the simultaneous neoliberalization of Islamic charity work and Islamization of neoliberal development, the book also offers an insightful analysis of the political and socioeconomic movements leading up to the uprisings that ended Mubarak’s rule and that amplified the importance of not only the Muslim Brotherhood but also the broader forces of Islamic piety and charity.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Quadrant Book
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816689170
SKU
V9780816689170
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About Mona Atia
Mona Atia is assistant professor of geography and international affairs at George Washington University.

Reviews for Building a House in Heaven: Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt
"Mona Atia has given us a grand tour of the landscape of an increasingly Islamic oriented Egypt. She demonstrates how the state’s attempted control over popular practices of religion may have laid the ground for a subsequent religious revival. Building a House in Heaven uncovers the contradictions of the Islamist-led human development project and shows how older established practices of ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Building a House in Heaven: Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt


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