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 generosity,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Syracuse, New York :
Syracuse University Press,
[2024].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Contemporary issues in the Middle East.
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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. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-281) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815638254 0815638256 9780815638261 0815638264 |