1st Edition

Islam, Standards, and Technoscience In Global Halal Zones

By Johan Fischer Copyright 2016
    224 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    224 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This book explores the role of halal production, trade, and standards based on ethnographic material from Malaysia, Singapore, and Europe. It explains how the global markets for halal comprise divergent zones in which Islam, markets, regulatory institutions, and technoscience interact and diverge.

    Introduction: Halal between Islam, Standards, and Technoscience 1. In the Halal Zones of Malaysia and Singapore 2. Global Halal Networks 3. Halal Training 4. In the Halal Lab 5. Halal Activism 6. Manufacturing Companies 7. Shops and Restaurants 8. Conclusion

    Biography

    Johan Fischer is Associate Professor in the Department of Society and Globalisation at Roskilde University.