Rebranding Islam : piety, prosperity, and a self-help guru /
James Bourk Hoesterey.
- 1 online resource.
- Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center .
- Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Authority, Subjectivity, and the Cultural Politics of Public Piety; Section One. Religious Authority; Chapter 1. Rebranding Islam: Autobiography, Authenticity, and Religious Authority ; Chapter 2. Enchanting Science: Popular Psychology as Religious Wisdom ; Section Two. Muslim Subjectivity; Chapter 3. Ethical Entrepreneurs: Islamic Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism ; Chapter 4: Prophetic Cosmopolitanism: The Prophet Muhammad as Psycho-Civic Exemplar ; Section Three. Politics of Public Piety Chapter 5. Shaming the State: Pornography and the Moral Psychology of Statecraft Chapter 6. Sincerity and Scandal: The Moral and Market Logics of Religious Authority ; Conclusion. Figuring Islam: Popular Culture and the Cutting Edge of Public Piety; Notes; References; Index
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Muslim religious leaders--Indonesia--Biography. Celebrities--Indonesia--Biography. Self-help techniques--Religious aspects. Muslims--Religious life--Indonesia. Islam--Psychology. RELIGION / Islam / General