Proper Islamic Consumption - Shopping Among the Malays in Modern Malaysia (Hardcover)

The West has seen the rise of the organic movement. In the Muslim world, a similar halal movement is rapidly spreading. Exploring consumption practices in urban Malaysia, this book shows how diverse forms of Malay middle-class consumption (of food, clothing and cars, for example) are understood, practised and contested as a particular mode of modern Islamic practice. It illustrates ways in which the issue of 'proper Islamic consumption' for consumers, the marketplace and the state in contemporary Malaysia evokes a whole range of contradictory Islamic visions, lifestyles and debates articulating what Islam is or ought to be. Its rich empirical material on everyday consumption in a local context will reinvigorate theoretical discussions about the nature of religion, ritual, the sacred and capitalism in the new millennium.

General

Imprint:	NIAS Press
Country of origin:	Denmark
Series:	NIAS Monograph Series, 113
Release date:	2009
First published:	June 2008
Authors:	Johan Fischer
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-87-7694-031-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	87-7694-031-4
Barcode:	9788776940317

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