The Halal Frontier : Muslim Consumers in a Globalized Market


Johan. Fischer
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
New York : Palgrave Macmillan , 2011
Omfang
1 online resource (203 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Previous Publications; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Foreign Terms Used; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter 1 The Halal Frontier; Chapter 2 Halal and Malay Middle-Class Mobility in Malaysia; Chapter 3 Between Halal and the Secular in London; Chapter 4 The Other Side of the Logo; Chapter 5 Urban Halal Landscapes; Chapter 6 Halal Sanitized; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - Halal: Arabic, literally ""permissible"" or ""lawful."" Johan Fischer's illuminating study proves that in the modern world, halal is no longer an expression of esoteric forms of production, trade, and consumption, but part of a huge and expanding globalized market. Exploring contemporary forms of halal understanding and practice among Malay Muslims in London - that is halal consumption by middle-class Malays on ""the frontier"" - evokes important and pressing questions on both Islamic thought and how we live our lives today. The Halal Frontier gives us fresh insight into the reli
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9780230114173. - 9780230114180

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