Secularism and Islam in Bangladesh: 50 years after independence

"Secularism and Islam in Bangladesh comprehensively analyses the syncretistic form of Bengali Islam and its relationship with secularism in Bangladesh from pre-British to contemporary times. It focuses on the importance of understanding the dynamics between religion and secularism within specif...

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主要作者: Abdul Wohab (Author)
格式: Print 图书
语言:English
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出版: London New York Routledge 2024
In: Routledge South Asian religion series (23)
Year: 2024
版:First published
丛编:Routledge South Asian religion series 23
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bangladesch / 伊斯兰教 / 世俗主义
Further subjects:B Islam and secularism (Bangladesh)
B 伊斯兰教 (Bangladesh)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Wohab, Abdul: Secularism and Islam in Bangladesh. - New York : Routledge, 2023. - 9781003411222
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总结:"Secularism and Islam in Bangladesh comprehensively analyses the syncretistic form of Bengali Islam and its relationship with secularism in Bangladesh from pre-British to contemporary times. It focuses on the importance of understanding the dynamics between religion and secularism within specific cultural contexts. The author draws upon historical, sociological, and political literature, Bangladeshi electoral results, newspaper reports, and elite interviews with political commentators and offers a rich historical and empirical analysis. Arguing that extremist interpretations of Islam, which aim to establish a theocratic state, have not been able to influence the pluralistic religious and cultural life of Bangladesh substantially, the book shows that religious and cultural pluralism will continue to thrive despite the apparent threat posed by increasing religiosity among Bangladeshi Muslims. This book is a timely and significant contribution to the discourse on secularism and Islam, with relevance beyond Bangladesh and the wider Islamic world. It will appeal to scholars and researchers working in the fields of South Asian Studies, Asian Religions, and the Sociology of Religion"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1032532726