The Muslim social: neoliberalism, charity, and poverty in Turkey

"Zencirci introduces the concept of the Muslim Social, defined as a welfare regime that reimagined and reconfigured Islamic charitable practices to address the complex needs of a modern market society. Although these governmental assemblages of Islamic neoliberalism produced new forms of genero...

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Main Author: Zencirci, Gizem (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Syracuse, New York Syracuse University Press 2024
In:Year: 2024
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Contemporary issues in the Middle East
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Turkey / Neo-liberalism / Poverty / Struggle against / Islam / Public welfare
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Public Welfare (Turkey)
B Charities (Turkey)
B Public Welfare Religious aspects Islam
B Poverty (Turkey)
B Charity Religious aspects Islam
B Neoliberalism Religious aspects Islam
B Neoliberalism (Turkey)
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Summary:"Zencirci introduces the concept of the Muslim Social, defined as a welfare regime that reimagined and reconfigured Islamic charitable practices to address the complex needs of a modern market society. Although these governmental assemblages of Islamic neoliberalism produced new forms of generosity, distinctive notions of poverty, and novel ways of relating to others in society, Zencirci reveals how this welfare regime privileged managerial efficiency and emotional well-being at the expense of other objectives such as equality, development, or justice"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xviii, 298 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:0815638256