The use of Islam as a political legitimization tool: The Bangladesh experience, 1972-1990

Focusing on Bangladesh between 1972 and 1990, the article analyses why and how the successive regimes, with weak or no political legitimacy at all, consciously used Islam as a legitimization tool. As a corollary to this, the article seeks to demonstrate that the weaker the legitimacy of a regime, th...

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Main Author: Hakim, Muhammad A. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 1998
In: Asian journal of political science
Year: 1998, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 98-117
Further subjects:B Bangladesh
B Islam
B Bangladesh Religion Islam Islamization Internal policy Legitimacy Legitimation von Herrschaft
B Religion
B Legitimacy
B Internal policy
B Islamization