ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on two thematically organised empirical studies of spill-over effects in (a) the corporate world (Islamised corporate culture) and (b) the field of rights advocacy. Both cases illustrate the pluri-local grounding of the knowledge that informs individuals' interactive behaviour. The chapter also discusses ideas of corporate culture in an 'Islamic economy' and of religious reference in the quest for 'equality in the Muslim family'. Studying empirical cases of lived religion is a step towards drawing the wider picture. This wider picture, which is catered to in the present study, pertains to the potential transformative power of such forms of connectivity in the field of development policies, global cooperation and the scholarly activity named Area Studies. The examples of national and international professional Muslim organisations and interest aggregation show the re-configuration of Islamic knowledge in Muslim lives and practices.
