Bacon or Beef? ‘Fake’ Halal Scandals in the Russian Federation:
Résumé
The chapter introduces the case of the scandal over Tsaritsyno’s ‘mislabeling’ of products as ‘halal’—to explore the way in which the appearance of the halal market has changed the resources of religious actors, reshaped legitimacy within the Islamic field, and at the same time reformed relations with the Russian state. The chapter address the problems related to the introduction of halal certification which has brought about complex changes with the increasing involvement of consumers, a market rational, and unprecedented calls for regulatory standards. In the Russian Federation (hereafter shortened to Russia), it is argued that these changes are themselves part of a shift toward a capitalistic market economy, political pluralization, and multi-faceted religious renewal. The chapter argues that practices and a market imaginary permeate the entire social dimension of halal, focusing on how state bureaucracy is impacted by the ‘economicization’ of religion. Furthermore, it investigates the symbolic struggle for formatting the ‘halal market’ and argues that the penetration of an economic rational into the religious sphere strengthens the state’s capacity to shape Islam.
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