Spiritual Economies: Islam, Globalization, and the Afterlife of Development

by Daromir Rudnyckyj

Book Overview

In Europe and North America Muslims are often represented in conflict with modernity--but what could be more modern than motivational programs that represent Islamic practice as conducive to business success and personal growth? Daromir Rudnyckyj's innovative and surprising book challenges widespread assumptions about contemporary Islam by showing how moderate Muslims in Southeast Asia are reinterpreting Islam not to reject modernity but to create...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080147678X
• ISBN13: 9780801476785
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher