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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atia, Mona, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charities--Economic aspects--Egypt.

Charities.

Islam--Charities--Egypt.

Islam.

Islam--Religious aspects--Egypt.

Neoliberalism--Egypt.

Neoliberalism.

Social institutions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of Minnesota Press 2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

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Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4529-3982-9