Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Politics of Muslim Identities in AsiaCondition: NewEAN: 9781474466844ISBN: 9781474466844Publisher: Edinburgh University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/16/2023Description: Explores the intersection between Islam and politics in contemporary Southeast Asia, South Asia and ChinaGives a comparative view of Asia's diverse Muslim identities, looking at the complexity of identity politics and the instrumentalisation of religious difference that create social dividesSituates the contemporary contestations of identity and belonging amid new waves of Islamic revivalism, ethnic nationalism and political repressionIncludes 9 country-based case studies: Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Myanmar and ChinaFeatures contributions from experts in political science, anthropology, Islamic studies, sociology including: Irfan Ahmad, Syed Imad Alatas, Nazry Bahrawi, Syafiq Hasyim, Imrul Islam, Nazneen Mohsina, Matthew J. Nelson, Nathan Gilbert Quimpo and Joanne Smith Finley Approaching religious identity with an emphasis on agency and contestation, this book offers a historical perspective on the development of Muslim identities in Asia. It examines the contingent politics that influence how Muslims constitute themselves as modern subjects. Through 9 country-based case studies, the book analyses how Muslims articulate their religious identity vis- -vis the state and society in which they live, and how their position relates to specific social and political contexts. The contributors survey how religious affiliation sparks a politics of difference in contexts where Islamic practices, beliefs and aspirations are contested, as well as where Muslims are framed as the 'Other'.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Iulia Lumina (Edited by)Genre: Philosophy & SpiritualityAuthor: No AuthorRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia
Title: The Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia
EAN: 9781474466844
ISBN: 9781474466844
Release Date: 08/16/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 234mm
Contributor: Iulia Lumina (Edited by)
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia
Publisher: Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
Subject: Minority Studies, Political Ideologies / Radicalism, Islamic Studies, Islam / General, Comparative Politics, World / Asian
Publication Year: 2023
Type: Textbook
Author: Iulia Lumina
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Religion, Political Science, Social Science
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
