RT Book
T1 The Politics of Muslim Identities in Asia
A2 Ahmad, Irfan
A2 Bahrawi, Nazry
A2 Hasyim, Syafiq
A2 Imad Alatas, Syed
A2 Islam, Imrul
A2 Lumina, Iulia
A2 Lumina, Iulia
A2 Mohsina, Nazneen
A2 Nelson, Matthew J.
A2 Quimpo, Nathan Gilbert
A2 Smith Finley, Joanne
LA English
PP Edinburgh
PB Edinburgh University Press
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1800722583
AB 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-à-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’
CN BP63.A1
SN 9781474466868
K1 Muslims : South Asia
K1 Muslims : Southeast Asia
K1 Muslims-South Asia
K1 Islamic Studies
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics
DO 10.1515/9781474466868