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Book SynopsisThis book invites to rethink certain aspects of halal, and in particular the issue of the halal market and halal certification in Muslim-minority contexts. Rather than limiting itself to elucidating the doctrinal traditions relating to halal/haram, or on the contrary, focusing only on the external economic, financial, political or demographic factors that explain the changes taking place, Rethinking Halal shows the need to underline the points of balance between the aspects of religious doctrine on the one hand and the economic or political contextual aspects on the other hand. Through the study of various countries, Rethinking Halal demonstrates that Islam underwent a process of positivisation, that is, a kind of reframing of its rules and principles through the lens of a characteristically modern standardising, scientificising, and systematising mind. Contributors are Ayang Utriza Yakin, Louis-Léon Christians, Baudouin Dupret, Jajat Burhanudin, Syafiq Hasyim, Zaynab El Bernoussi, En-Chieh Chao, Rossella Bottoni, Lauren Crossland-Marr, Konrad Pędziwiatr, Matteo Benussi, Harun Sencal and Mehmet Asutay.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Notes on Contributors 1 Rethinking Halal: Critical Perspective on Halal Markets and Certification Ayang Utriza Yakin, Louis-Léon Christians, and Baudouin Dupret Part 1 Halal Market: Genealogy and Current Trends 2 Rethinking Halal: Hegemony, Agency, and Process Harun Sencal and Mehmet Asutay 3 Halal Practices at the Dawn of Southeast Asian Modernity: Some Cases of Halal Fatwas in al-Manār in the Beginning of the Twentieth Century Jajat Burhanudin 4 Halal Issues, Ijtihād, and Fatwa-Making in Indonesia and Malaysia Syafiq Hasyim 5 Developing the Halal Market: China’s Opportunity to Strengthen MENA Ties and Uighur/Hui Issues Zaynab El Bernoussi 6 Science, Politics, and Islam: The Other Origin Story of Halal Authentication in Indonesia En-Chieh Chao Part 2 Halal Certification: New Interpretations in Critical Perspective 7 Halal Certification, Standards, and Their Ramifications in Belgium Ayang Utriza Yakin 8 The Italian and Spanish Legal Experiences with Halal Certifying Bodies Rossella Bottoni 9 The Process of Eating Ethically: A Comparison of Religious and National Food Certifications in Italy Lauren Crossland-Marr 10 Halal Certification as a Source of Intra- and Inter-Group Tensions among Muslims in Poland Konrad Pędziwiatr 11 Living Halal in the Volga Region: Lifestyle and Civil Society Opportunities Matteo Benussi Index
