Islamism and Globalisation in Jordan: The Muslim Brotherhood's Quest for Hegemony

Daniel Atzori (University of Durham, UK)

Islamism and Globalisation in Jordan: The Muslim Brotherhood's Quest for Hegemony
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
5 June 2015
Pages
160
ISBN
9781138820968

Islamism and Globalisation in Jordan: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Quest for Hegemony

Daniel Atzori (University of Durham, UK)

This book explores the activities of the local Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan. It examines how the Brotherhood, working to establish an alternative social, political and moral order through a network of Islamic institutions, made a huge contribution to the transformation of Jordanian society. It reveals, however, that the Brotherhood’s involvement in the economic realm, in Islamic financial activities, led it to engage with the neo-liberal approach to the economy, with the result that the Islamic social institutions created by the Brotherhood, such as charities, lost their importance in favour of profit-oriented activities owned by leading Islamist individuals. The book thereby demonstrates the hybridisation of Islamism, and argues that Islamism is not an abstract set of beliefs, but rather a collection of historically constructed practices. The book also illustrates how globalisation is profoundly influencing culture and society in the Arab world, though modified by the adoption of an Islamic framework.

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