Author

Publication

2011 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

46,500 words, Guess

Page Count

186 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivehalalfrontiermus0000fisc
  • ISBN-100230114172
  • ISBN-100230114180
  • ISBN-139780230114173
  • ISBN-139780230114180
and 5 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010048082
  • OCLC Control Number682892265
  • Better World Books9780230114173
  • Better World Books9780230114180
  • Open LibraryOL25023131M

Classifications

  • DDC297.5/76
  • LCCBP184.D5 F57 2011
  • LCCBL60GN301-GN674GN301
and 1 more
  • LCCH1-970.9

Description

Halal:Arabic, literally"permissible" or "lawful."Johan Fischer's illuminating studyproves 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 onboth Islamic thought and how we live our lives today. The Halal Frontier gives usfreshinsight into the religious dimensions of food consumption in an era of globalized mass production.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Contemporary anthropology of religion

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