Shariah, Society and Stratification: Muslim Lifestyles in Southeast Asia
Date of publication:
2024
Publisher:
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Number of pages:
230
Code:
PIC301
Soft Cover
ISBN: 9789815104943
About the publication
Since the Islamic resurgence hit Southeast Asia in the 1980s, Muslim societies now have greater aspirations for adhering to the Shariah, the body of laws meant to govern Muslims’ day-to-day lives. At the institutional level, the desire for this compliance manifested in the establishment of various institutions such as Islamic banking and financial programmes. At the personal and societal levels, there are increasing demands for the provision of halal-certified goods and services, most commonly in the food and beverage industry. However, increasingly, compliance to the Shariah is no longer limited to laws or ensuring that food and beverages are halal, but has become an entire lifestyle. The rise of the Muslim middle class in Southeast Asia has catalysed this preference. Muslim consumers now demand that products in other industries, such as fashion, sports, tourism, medicine and personal hygiene, should also be Shariah-compliant and even reminiscent of the time in which Prophet Muhammad lived. This book analyses the various social, economic, and political forces that have contributed to such trends across many countries in Southeast Asia. In identifying these trends and the forces that shape them, it discusses the potential consequences of such a lifestyle on society, specifically in entrenching various forms of stratification.
Contents
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Shariah, Society and Stratification: Muslim Lifestyles in Southeast Asia
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789815104950], by Norshahril Saat, Sharifah Afra Alatas, editors -
Preliminary pages
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1. Introduction, by Norshahril Saat, Sharifah Afra Alatas, authors
- PART I: DRIVERS AND PROCESSES
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2. Marketing Religious Piety: Halal Products Forged and Disputed, by Faegheh Shirazi, author
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3. Evolution of the Halal Industry and Lifestyle, by Mohammad Hashim Kamali, author
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4. Drivers of Shariah-Compliant Lifestyle in Indonesia: Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), by Syafiq Hasyim, author
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5. The Emergence of Islamic Finance and Its Impact on the Lives of Muslims in Thailand, by Tawat Noipom, author
- PART II: SOCIALIZATION OF LIFESTYLE AND NEOLIBERAL CAPITALISM
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6. Shariah Compliance and Impact on Reading Culture in Malaysia, by Azhar Ibrahim, author
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7. Finding Soulmate through Halal Means: Online Ta’aruf among Indonesian Muslim Youth, by Wahyudi Akmaliah, author
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8. Halal Lifestyle and the Everyday Politics of the Muslim Non-State Actors in Brunei, by Siti Mazidah Mohamad, author
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9. Spirituality and Commodity: Drivers of Shariah Tourism in Singapore, by Norshahril Saat, author
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10. Marketing an “Islamic Lifestyle” in Singapore: The Case of Islamic-Inspired Products in Kampong Gelam, by Sharifah Afra Alatas, Nadirah Norruddin, authors
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11. Branding Islam in Singapore: Between Representation and Commodification, by Sheikh Mohamad Farouq, Nailul Farah Mohd Masbur, authors
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12. Thai Muslim Women’s Negotiation with Sharia through Food and Clothing, by Amporn Marddent, author
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