Muslim Piety as Economy

<p>The first volume to explore Muslim piety as a form of economy, this book examines specific forms of production, trade, regulation, consumption, entrepreneurship and science that condition – and are themselves conditioned by – Islamic values, logics and politics. With a focus on Southeast Asia as a site of significant and diverse integration of Islam and the economy – as well as the incompatibilities that can occur between the two – it reveals the production of a Muslim piety as an economy in its own right. Interdisciplinary in nature and based on in-depth empirical studies, the book considers issues such as the Qur’anic prohibition of corruption and anti-corruption reforms; the emergence of the Islamic economy under colonialism; ‘halal’ or ‘lawful’ production, trade, regulation and consumption; modesty in Islamic fashion marketing communications; and financialisation, consumerism and housing. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology and religious studies with interests in Islam and Southeast Asia.</p> <p>1. Introduction 2. Social Trust, the Qur’anic Prohibition of Corruption, and Anti-Corruption Reforms in Indonesia 3. Muhammadiyah, Membership Dues and the Islamic Economy in Colonial Aceh 4. Brunei Halal Certification: A Review and Way Forward 5. Consumer Goods and the Role of Science in the Halal Industry in Southeast Asia 6. Contamination of Halal Food Products: Insights on Theological Rulings 7. Middle-Class Projects in Modern Malaysia and Beyond 8. Modesty in Islamic Fashion Marketing Communications in ASEAN 9. Packaging MIB: Representations of Islam in Anglophone Bruneian Fiction 10. Tales from Two Cities: Financialisation, Consumerism and Affordable Housing in Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta 11. Afterword: Contemporary Halal Tropism, or Islam and Economy between the Global and the Traditional Era</p>