Hoesterey, James Bourk, 1975-

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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Gymnastiar, Abdullah, 1962-


Muslim religious leaders--Indonesia--Biography.
Celebrities--Indonesia--Biography.
Self-help techniques--Religious aspects.
Muslims--Religious life--Indonesia.
Islam--Psychology.
RELIGION / Islam / General


Indonesia--Religious life and customs.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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