Everyday piety : Islam and economy in Jordan /
Sarah A. Tobin.
- xiii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Cornell paperbacks .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Muslim plays the slot machines -- The history of Amman: "I don't recognize Amman anymore" -- Making it meaningful: Ramadan -- Love, sex, and the market: the Hijab -- Making it real: adequation -- Uncertainty inside the Islamic bank: "Is this the real islam?" -- Consuming Islamic banking: "they say they're Islamic, so they are" -- Branding Islam: Jordan's Arab Spring, middle class, and Islam.
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Islam--Economic aspects--Jordan. Islam--Social aspects--Jordan. Islam and civil society--Jordan. Islam and civil society. Islam--Economic aspects. Islam--Social aspects.