Introduction: Knowledge Production, Area Studies and Global Cooperation The problem of defining knowledge Area studies and disciplines Knowledge production, international relations and global cooperation Part I: Alternative Epistemologies The Islamisation of Knowledge Naguib Al-Attas: Islam and secularism Isma'il Al-Faruqi: the tauhîdic worldview Seyyed Hossein Nasr: sacred science Fazlur Rahman: Islam and modernity Evaluations of the Islamisation of knowledge project IoK as a project of its time Review: Spill-over and diffusion Islamic resurgence Islamisation in education and its political reception in Malaysia and Indonesia Primary to tertiary education Campus dakwah Malaysia Indonesia and the tarbiyah movement Transregional connections Diffusion into policymaking and economic practice Laws and verdicts Female perspectives on "Islamised" policymaking Diffusion into economy Conclusion Empirical case studies: Islamic economy and Islamic feminism Assessing religion, economy and advocacy Commodification, commercialization and aestheticisation of religion The Islamisation of knowledge and its repercussions Domestic political contexts Beyond domestic politics Islamic economy and sharî'aise d workplaces Gender justice and transnational Islamic feminism Pulling the strings together Part II: Areas and Pluri-Locality At Home Away from Home (Emotional Geographies) Trans- and pluri-local settings Knowledge entrepreneurs Trans- and pluri-local networks Translocal areas Conclusion Tunnel Views in Area Studies Critical assessments of area studies Scales and geographies Areas and disciplines in postcolonial perspective Conclusion Connectivity and Cooperation: Concluding Thoughts Cooperation on a global level The cooperation hexagon and meccanomics Religion and international cooperation Epistemic approaches and behavioural dimensions Knowledge production, area studies and global cooperation.