Corporate Islam

Compelling and original this book offers a unique insight into the modern Islamic corporation revealing how power relationships individual identities gender roles and practices - and often massive financial resources - are mobilized on behalf of Islam. Focusing on Muslims in Malaysia Patricia Sloane-White argues that sharia principles in the region''s Islamic economy produce a version of Islam that is increasingly conservative financially and fiscally powerful and committed to social control over Muslim and non-Muslim public and private lives. Packed with fascinating details the book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Islamic politics and culture in modern life.