ENACTMENT OF RELIGIOUS VALUES IN PERMACULTURE INITIATIVES IN THE MUSLIM-MAJORITY ASIAN CONTEXT

Aamirah Patel and Mehmet Ali Üzelgün

ABSTRACT

The study of contemporary permaculture initiatives requires a short overview and analysis of the conceptual domains upon which are constituted. This paper seeks to understand the enactment of religious values through permaculture projects in Muslim majority countries. The commonalities between Islamic values and the resonance with the values upon which permaculture projects in the Muslim majority countries are founded will be identified through the experiences of the founders of three permaculture projects in Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Indonesia).