We think that this job pleases Allah: Islamic charity, social order, and the construction of modern muslim selfhoods in jordan

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We think that this job pleases Allah : Islamic charity, social order, and the construction of modern muslim selfhoods in jordan. / Jung, Dietrich; Petersen, Marie Juul.

In: International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 46, No. 2, 2014, p. 285-306.

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Jung, D & Petersen, MJ 2014, 'We think that this job pleases Allah: Islamic charity, social order, and the construction of modern muslim selfhoods in jordan', International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 285-306. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020743814000117

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Jung, D., & Petersen, M. J. (2014). We think that this job pleases Allah: Islamic charity, social order, and the construction of modern muslim selfhoods in jordan. International Journal of Middle East Studies, 46(2), 285-306. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020743814000117

Vancouver

Jung D, Petersen MJ. We think that this job pleases Allah: Islamic charity, social order, and the construction of modern muslim selfhoods in jordan. International Journal of Middle East Studies. 2014;46(2):285-306. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020743814000117

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Jung, Dietrich ; Petersen, Marie Juul. / We think that this job pleases Allah : Islamic charity, social order, and the construction of modern muslim selfhoods in jordan. In: International Journal of Middle East Studies. 2014 ; Vol. 46, No. 2. pp. 285-306.

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