Proper Islamic Consumption: Shopping among the Malays in Modern Malaysia Religion Written in the aftermath of

Written in the aftermath of the 1997 Asian financial crisis

occupation and health facilities

Features detailed illustrations and photographs

and conveys in-depth knowledge from scholars with long experience from the area

Center for East and Southeast Asian Studies at Lund University 2003

Proper Islamic Consumption: Shopping among the Malays in Modern Malaysia Religion Written in the aftermath ofJohan Fischer 2009, 280 pp, 15x23 cm The West has seen the rise of the organic movement. In the Muslim world, a similar halal movement is rapidly spreading. Exploring consumption practices in urban Malaysia, this book shows how diverse forms of Malay middle class consumption (of food, clothing and cars, for example) are understood, practised and contested as a particular mode of modern Islamic practice. It illustrates ways in which the issue of proper